Badger vs Callender

A side-by-side comparison of Badger and Callender: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Badger has the higher population (475 vs 381 in Callender). Badger has the higher median household income ($76,875 vs $66,667 in Callender). Badger has the higher median home value ($136,300 vs $107,100 in Callender).

Population, income & housing

	Badger	Callender
Population	475	381
Median age	41.5 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$76,875	$66,667
Median home value	$136,300	$107,100
Median gross rent	$770	$425
Housing units	225	158
Homeownership rate	78.6%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Badger	Callender
Population	454 → 475 (+4.6%)	386 → 381 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$62,500 → $76,875 (+23.0%)	$46,875 → $66,667 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$92,000 → $136,300 (+48.2%)	$78,800 → $107,100 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $770 (+26.0%)	$386 → $425 (+10.1%)

Badger

Population

454475

Median household income

$62,500$76,875

Median home value

$92,000$136,300

Median gross rent

$611$770

Callender

Population

386381

Median household income

$46,875$66,667

Median home value

$78,800$107,100

Median gross rent

$386$425

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Badger	Callender
Under 5	4.0%	12.6%
5 to 17	19.6%	21.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	9.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	8.9%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.9%
45 to 54	9.9%	7.9%
55 to 64	14.7%	10.8%
65 to 74	13.1%	8.4%
75 and over	6.3%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Badger	Callender
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Badger	Callender
No high school diploma	5.1%	7.8%
High school graduate	27.5%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Badger	Callender
Drove alone	90.3%	89.9%
Carpooled	5.4%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Badger	Callender
1-unit, detached	96.9%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Badger	Callender
Poverty rate	6.1%	7.1%
Average household size	2.26	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1965	1958