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Calhoun County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Calhoun County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Calhoun County is a small, agriculture-anchored county in northwest Iowa with a population of 9,858 and modest 0.8% growth over five years. The labor force is relatively small, with a 55.9% participation rate, median worker earnings of $39,147, and 21.5% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $114,400 and median rent of $690/month—and an 80.9% homeownership rate and 2.8% unemployment rate reflect a stable, settled workforce.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

9,858

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,964

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.8% since 2018

Calhoun County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,026 (92.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races263 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race187 (1.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone158 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone130 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone22 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish117
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic31
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)20
  4. 4.Other Indo-European5
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

481

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,110

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,086

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,209
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)522
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)519
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining446
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)297

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,657
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations701
  3. 3.Service Occupations690
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations665
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations605

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.31×)365
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.79×)178
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.24×)252
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.22×)1,228
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.21×)567

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$114,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$690/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999366 (11.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999264 (8.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999248 (7.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999239 (7.4%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999222 (6.9%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999214 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,147

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,367 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled354 (8.3%)
  • Worked At Home326 (7.6%)
  • Walked144 (3.4%)
  • Other44 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle27 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.