Kalona vs Wellman

A side-by-side comparison of Kalona and Wellman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kalona has the higher population (2,679 vs 1,539 in Wellman). Kalona has the higher median household income ($72,766 vs $56,696 in Wellman). Kalona has the higher median home value ($221,300 vs $149,000 in Wellman).

Population, income & housing

	Kalona	Wellman
Population	2,679	1,539
Median age	41.0 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,766	$56,696
Median home value	$221,300	$149,000
Median gross rent	$819	$765
Housing units	1,222	682
Homeownership rate	70.8%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kalona	Wellman
Population	2,520 → 2,679 (+6.3%)	1,321 → 1,539 (+16.5%)
Median household income	$58,446 → $72,766 (+24.5%)	$56,528 → $56,696 (+0.3%)
Median home value	$162,800 → $221,300 (+35.9%)	$117,400 → $149,000 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $819 (+8.8%)	$609 → $765 (+25.6%)

Kalona

Population

2,5202,679

Median household income

$58,446$72,766

Median home value

$162,800$221,300

Median gross rent

$753$819

Wellman

Population

1,3211,539

Median household income

$56,528$56,696

Median home value

$117,400$149,000

Median gross rent

$609$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kalona	Wellman
Under 5	8.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	19.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	3.2%
25 to 34	10.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	13.1%	14.1%
45 to 54	9.0%	8.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	10.4%
65 to 74	15.7%	13.5%
75 and over	9.0%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kalona	Wellman
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kalona	Wellman
No high school diploma	9.2%	7.1%
High school graduate	32.5%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kalona	Wellman
Drove alone	72.0%	86.9%
Carpooled	7.2%	4.8%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	4.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kalona	Wellman
1-unit, detached	61.6%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	13.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	13.9%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Kalona	Wellman
Poverty rate	3.1%	6.6%
Average household size	2.19	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1978	1973