Colo vs McCallsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Colo and McCallsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Colo and McCallsburg are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Colo has the higher population (751 vs 435 in McCallsburg). Colo has the higher median household income ($73,125 vs $72,898 in McCallsburg). McCallsburg has the higher median home value ($169,000 vs $147,400 in Colo).

Population, income & housing

	Colo	McCallsburg
Population	751	435
Median age	42.8 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,125	$72,898
Median home value	$147,400	$169,000
Median gross rent	$1,200	$629
Housing units	371	213
Homeownership rate	85.0%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colo	McCallsburg
Population	984 → 751 (-23.7%)	434 → 435 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$72,813 → $73,125 (+0.4%)	$75,486 → $72,898 (-3.4%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $147,400 (+24.1%)	$125,400 → $169,000 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$858 → $1,200 (+39.9%)	$833 → $629 (-24.5%)

Colo

Population

984751

Median household income

$72,813$73,125

Median home value

$118,800$147,400

Median gross rent

$858$1,200

McCallsburg

Population

434435

Median household income

$75,486$72,898

Median home value

$125,400$169,000

Median gross rent

$833$629

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colo	McCallsburg
Under 5	6.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	25.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	8.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.6%
65 to 74	13.3%	10.8%
75 and over	10.3%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colo	McCallsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colo	McCallsburg
No high school diploma	4.2%	4.0%
High school graduate	34.8%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colo	McCallsburg
Drove alone	86.9%	74.0%
Carpooled	4.5%	8.0%
Public transit	1.9%	2.8%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	11.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colo	McCallsburg
1-unit, detached	94.3%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Colo	McCallsburg
Poverty rate	2.9%	6.9%
Average household size	2.16	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1960	1968