Calmar vs Ossian

A side-by-side comparison of Calmar and Ossian: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Calmar has the higher population (980 vs 833 in Ossian). Calmar has the higher median household income ($81,583 vs $58,929 in Ossian). Calmar has the higher median home value ($194,600 vs $152,700 in Ossian).

Population, income & housing

	Calmar	Ossian
Population	980	833
Median age	31.7 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$81,583	$58,929
Median home value	$194,600	$152,700
Median gross rent	$684	$707
Housing units	449	416
Homeownership rate	73.5%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calmar	Ossian
Population	1,009 → 980 (-2.9%)	808 → 833 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$59,250 → $81,583 (+37.7%)	$55,438 → $58,929 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$136,300 → $194,600 (+42.8%)	$110,000 → $152,700 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$861 → $684 (-20.6%)	$550 → $707 (+28.5%)

Calmar

Population

1,009980

Median household income

$59,250$81,583

Median home value

$136,300$194,600

Median gross rent

$861$684

Ossian

Population

808833

Median household income

$55,438$58,929

Median home value

$110,000$152,700

Median gross rent

$550$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calmar	Ossian
Under 5	5.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	23.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	15.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	6.8%	12.8%
35 to 44	15.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.9%	9.7%
65 to 74	6.7%	6.4%
75 and over	4.3%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calmar	Ossian
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calmar	Ossian
No high school diploma	3.7%	10.6%
High school graduate	25.5%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calmar	Ossian
Drove alone	90.1%	80.1%
Carpooled	2.8%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calmar	Ossian
1-unit, detached	73.7%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Calmar	Ossian
Poverty rate	10.4%	9.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1966	1938