Calumet vs Chassell

A side-by-side comparison of Calumet and Chassell: population, income, housing, and more.

Calumet and Chassell are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chassell has the higher population (905 vs 676 in Calumet). Chassell has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $25,234 in Calumet). Chassell has the higher median home value ($170,700 vs $82,500 in Calumet).

Population, income & housing

	Calumet	Chassell
Population	676	905
Median age	37.5 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$25,234	$55,417
Median home value	$82,500	$170,700
Median gross rent	$640	$711
Housing units	524	538
Homeownership rate	28.1%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	40.6%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calumet	Chassell
Population	744 → 676 (-9.1%)	914 → 905 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$21,389 → $25,234 (+18.0%)	$50,737 → $55,417 (+9.2%)
Median home value	$58,200 → $82,500 (+41.8%)	$133,200 → $170,700 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $640 (+11.9%)	$467 → $711 (+52.2%)

Calumet

Population

744676

Median household income

$21,389$25,234

Median home value

$58,200$82,500

Median gross rent

$572$640

Chassell

Population

914905

Median household income

$50,737$55,417

Median home value

$133,200$170,700

Median gross rent

$467$711

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calumet	Chassell
Under 5	6.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	5.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	20.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	6.1%	7.3%
45 to 54	8.0%	15.4%
55 to 64	17.6%	18.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	8.5%
75 and over	8.0%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calumet	Chassell
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calumet	Chassell
No high school diploma	10.6%	0.8%
High school graduate	23.5%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calumet	Chassell
Drove alone	48.9%	74.9%
Carpooled	12.2%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	31.3%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	14.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calumet	Chassell
1-unit, detached	37.2%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	29.2%	6.1%
20 or more units	14.5%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Calumet	Chassell
Poverty rate	39.9%	18.6%
Average household size	1.65	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	16	16
Median year structure built	1938	1970