Callender vs Duncombe

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

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

Duncombe has the higher population (382 vs 381 in Callender). Callender has the higher median household income ($66,667 vs $63,125 in Duncombe). Duncombe has the higher median home value ($108,200 vs $107,100 in Callender).

Population, income & housing

	Callender	Duncombe
Population	381	382
Median age	33.9 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,667	$63,125
Median home value	$107,100	$108,200
Median gross rent	$425	$542
Housing units	158	187
Homeownership rate	83.6%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Callender	Duncombe
Population	386 → 381 (-1.3%)	309 → 382 (+23.6%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $66,667 (+42.2%)	$47,083 → $63,125 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $107,100 (+35.9%)	$69,100 → $108,200 (+56.6%)
Median gross rent	$386 → $425 (+10.1%)	$480 → $542 (+12.9%)

Callender

Population

386381

Median household income

$46,875$66,667

Median home value

$78,800$107,100

Median gross rent

$386$425

Duncombe

Population

309382

Median household income

$47,083$63,125

Median home value

$69,100$108,200

Median gross rent

$480$542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Callender	Duncombe
Under 5	12.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	21.0%	14.4%
18 to 24	9.2%	18.3%
25 to 34	8.9%	17.8%
35 to 44	13.9%	3.9%
45 to 54	7.9%	7.9%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.4%
75 and over	7.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Callender	Duncombe
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Callender	Duncombe
No high school diploma	7.8%	9.9%
High school graduate	37.2%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Callender	Duncombe
Drove alone	89.9%	91.5%
Carpooled	6.5%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	0.0%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Callender	Duncombe
1-unit, detached	87.3%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	19.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Callender	Duncombe
Poverty rate	7.1%	6.8%
Average household size	2.72	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1958	1969