Calhoun County vs Franklin County

A side-by-side comparison of Calhoun County and Franklin County: population, income, housing, and more.

Calhoun County and Franklin County are counties in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Franklin County has the higher population (9,977 vs 9,858 in Calhoun County). Calhoun County has the higher median household income ($66,875 vs $63,648 in Franklin County). Franklin County has the higher median home value ($118,500 vs $114,400 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
Population	9,858	9,977
Median age	42.7 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,875	$63,648
Median home value	$114,400	$118,500
Median gross rent	$690	$649
Housing units	4,794	4,657
Homeownership rate	80.9%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
Population	9,744 → 9,858 (+1.2%)	10,162 → 9,977 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$52,323 → $66,875 (+27.8%)	$56,419 → $63,648 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $114,400 (+39.5%)	$94,100 → $118,500 (+25.9%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $690 (+17.3%)	$699 → $649 (-7.2%)

Calhoun County

Population

9,7449,858

Median household income

$52,323$66,875

Median home value

$82,000$114,400

Median gross rent

$588$690

Franklin County

Population

10,1629,977

Median household income

$56,419$63,648

Median home value

$94,100$118,500

Median gross rent

$699$649

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
Under 5	5.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.0%
35 to 44	12.4%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	12.9%	12.1%
75 and over	10.4%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	80.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
No high school diploma	6.3%	8.4%
High school graduate	35.6%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
Drove alone	78.1%	78.5%
Carpooled	10.2%	10.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.0%	6.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
1-unit, detached	85.2%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	3.5%
20 or more units	2.4%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
Poverty rate	8.6%	15.1%
Average household size	2.35	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1960	1953