Calumet

Population: 131
Median household income: $53,125
Median home value: $65,000

Located in O'Brien County, Iowa, Calumet is a community with a population of 131. At $53,125, its median household income sits below O'Brien County's $68,216.

Between 2019 and 2023, Calumet's population declined 48.2% from 253 to 131, while its median home value fell 3.7% from $67,500 to $65,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 26.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 131
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $53,125
Median home value: $65,000
Median gross rent: $475
Housing units: 58
Homeownership rate: 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

253131

Median household income

$44,000$53,125

Median home value

$67,500$65,000

Median gross rent

$446$475

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	253	$44,000	$67,500	$446
2020	159	$42,500	$74,000	$450
2021	175	$48,125	$62,500	$434
2022	166	$52,917	$70,800	$525
2023	131	$53,125	$65,000	$475

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1726.0%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 646.1%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	9.2%
5 to 17	34	26.0%
18 to 24	4	3.1%
25 to 34	17	13.0%
35 to 44	10	7.6%
45 to 54	19	14.5%
55 to 64	8	6.1%
65 to 74	16	12.2%
75 and over	11	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	115	87.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	4.6%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate55.6%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	3.7%
High school graduate	45	55.6%
Some college or associate's	19	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	12	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone91.5%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	43	91.5%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	4.3%
Other means	1	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	35.6%
15 to 29 min	17	37.8%
30 to 44 min	2	4.4%
45 to 59 min	6	13.3%
60+ min	4	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 25.2% (33 of 131)

	Count	Share
Family households	31	56.4%
Nonfamily households	24	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	55	94.8%
Vacant	3	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	46	83.6%
Renter-occupied	9	16.4%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	58	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1910090
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.27 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.9450, -95.5514