Callaway vs Mason City

A side-by-side comparison of Callaway and Mason City: population, income, housing, and more.

Callaway and Mason City are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Callaway has the higher population (608 vs 175 in Mason City). Callaway has the higher median household income ($50,938 vs $49,917 in Mason City). Mason City has the higher median home value ($175,700 vs $157,600 in Callaway).

Population, income & housing

	Callaway	Mason City
Population	608	175
Median age	38.5 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,938	$49,917
Median home value	$157,600	$175,700
Median gross rent	$585	$778
Housing units	293	110
Homeownership rate	67.3%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	44.4%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Callaway	Mason City
Population	646 → 608 (-5.9%)	198 → 175 (-11.6%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $50,938 (+7.2%)	$35,341 → $49,917 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$108,800 → $157,600 (+44.9%)	$43,200 → $175,700 (+306.7%)
Median gross rent	$587 → $585 (-0.3%)	$569 → $778 (+36.7%)

Callaway

Population

646608

Median household income

$47,500$50,938

Median home value

$108,800$157,600

Median gross rent

$587$585

Mason City

Population

198175

Median household income

$35,341$49,917

Median home value

$43,200$175,700

Median gross rent

$569$778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Callaway	Mason City
Under 5	6.6%	10.3%
5 to 17	20.9%	0.6%
18 to 24	9.7%	17.1%
25 to 34	8.1%	26.9%
35 to 44	16.1%	4.0%
45 to 54	7.7%	8.0%
55 to 64	9.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	14.5%	19.4%
75 and over	7.2%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Callaway	Mason City
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	97.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.6%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Callaway	Mason City
No high school diploma	4.2%	3.2%
High school graduate	18.1%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	45.3%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Callaway	Mason City
Drove alone	80.6%	98.8%
Carpooled	7.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	1.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Callaway	Mason City
1-unit, detached	91.5%	97.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Callaway	Mason City
Poverty rate	10.5%	12.6%
Average household size	2.21	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	12	21
Median year structure built	1966	1938