McCallsburg vs Zearing

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

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

Zearing has the higher population (584 vs 435 in McCallsburg). McCallsburg has the higher median household income ($72,898 vs $67,031 in Zearing). McCallsburg has the higher median home value ($169,000 vs $138,600 in Zearing).

Population, income & housing

	McCallsburg	Zearing
Population	435	584
Median age	29.9 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,898	$67,031
Median home value	$169,000	$138,600
Median gross rent	$629	$1,125
Housing units	213	202
Homeownership rate	75.6%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCallsburg	Zearing
Population	434 → 435 (+0.2%)	534 → 584 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$75,486 → $72,898 (-3.4%)	$53,750 → $67,031 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$125,400 → $169,000 (+34.8%)	$100,600 → $138,600 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $629 (-24.5%)	$663 → $1,125 (+69.7%)

McCallsburg

Population

434435

Median household income

$75,486$72,898

Median home value

$125,400$169,000

Median gross rent

$833$629

Zearing

Population

534584

Median household income

$53,750$67,031

Median home value

$100,600$138,600

Median gross rent

$663$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McCallsburg	Zearing
Under 5	6.0%	10.8%
5 to 17	19.8%	20.2%
18 to 24	5.7%	3.8%
25 to 34	25.1%	17.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	8.3%	14.0%
55 to 64	10.6%	6.7%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.0%
75 and over	0.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCallsburg	Zearing
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	67.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	16.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCallsburg	Zearing
No high school diploma	4.0%	3.7%
High school graduate	36.9%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	49.3%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCallsburg	Zearing
Drove alone	74.0%	65.2%
Carpooled	8.0%	28.1%
Public transit	2.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	5.6%
Other means	2.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCallsburg	Zearing
1-unit, detached	80.8%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	McCallsburg	Zearing
Poverty rate	6.9%	22.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1968	1959