Barnum vs Callender

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

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

Callender has the higher population (381 vs 279 in Barnum). Barnum has the higher median household income ($83,580 vs $66,667 in Callender). Barnum has the higher median home value ($132,500 vs $107,100 in Callender).

Population, income & housing

	Barnum	Callender
Population	279	381
Median age	27.1 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$83,580	$66,667
Median home value	$132,500	$107,100
Median gross rent	$495	$425
Housing units	115	158
Homeownership rate	91.6%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.0%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnum	Callender
Population	246 → 279 (+13.4%)	386 → 381 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$40,938 → $83,580 (+104.2%)	$46,875 → $66,667 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $132,500 (+60.2%)	$78,800 → $107,100 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$446 → $495 (+11.0%)	$386 → $425 (+10.1%)

Barnum

Population

246279

Median household income

$40,938$83,580

Median home value

$82,700$132,500

Median gross rent

$446$495

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)

	Barnum	Callender
Under 5	14.7%	12.6%
5 to 17	28.0%	21.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	9.2%
25 to 34	18.3%	8.9%
35 to 44	2.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	18.3%	7.9%
55 to 64	5.7%	10.8%
65 to 74	7.2%	8.4%
75 and over	1.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnum	Callender
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnum	Callender
No high school diploma	7.4%	7.8%
High school graduate	30.2%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	60.4%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnum	Callender
Drove alone	83.1%	89.9%
Carpooled	6.5%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	0.6%
Other means	3.2%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnum	Callender
1-unit, detached	93.0%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barnum	Callender
Poverty rate	11.5%	7.1%
Average household size	2.61	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1984	1958