Maxwell vs McCallsburg

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

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

Maxwell has the higher population (789 vs 435 in McCallsburg). Maxwell has the higher median household income ($85,789 vs $72,898 in McCallsburg). McCallsburg has the higher median home value ($169,000 vs $147,300 in Maxwell).

Population, income & housing

	Maxwell	McCallsburg
Population	789	435
Median age	38.3 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$85,789	$72,898
Median home value	$147,300	$169,000
Median gross rent	$625	$629
Housing units	363	213
Homeownership rate	86.1%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maxwell	McCallsburg
Population	784 → 789 (+0.6%)	434 → 435 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$71,667 → $85,789 (+19.7%)	$75,486 → $72,898 (-3.4%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $147,300 (+24.7%)	$125,400 → $169,000 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $625 (+7.9%)	$833 → $629 (-24.5%)

Maxwell

Population

784789

Median household income

$71,667$85,789

Median home value

$118,100$147,300

Median gross rent

$579$625

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)

	Maxwell	McCallsburg
Under 5	5.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	20.5%	19.8%
18 to 24	4.4%	5.7%
25 to 34	16.7%	25.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	8.3%
55 to 64	15.1%	10.6%
65 to 74	10.5%	10.8%
75 and over	5.8%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maxwell	McCallsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maxwell	McCallsburg
No high school diploma	2.7%	4.0%
High school graduate	31.3%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maxwell	McCallsburg
Drove alone	90.2%	74.0%
Carpooled	1.0%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	1.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	11.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maxwell	McCallsburg
1-unit, detached	92.3%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	12.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Maxwell	McCallsburg
Poverty rate	9.8%	6.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1941	1968