COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Calhoun County

Iowa · 11,508 residents · 570 sq mi

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With 11,508 people, Calhoun County is a county in Iowa. The median age is 39.6, about 7 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $26,900. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $255 a month. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,508

+4%vs 2000

vs 11,115 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 42.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

570 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(693)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(878)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(867)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(656)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.3%(377)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.7%(1,466)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(1,444)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(1,200)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(1,196)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.2%(1,401)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.2%(943)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(387)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,496

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,286 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,405

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,498 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,900

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$255

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $315 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.7%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

28.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(10,849)

Black0.7%(76)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(100)

Asian0.2%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(11,430)

Black0.3%(29)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(43)

Asian0.3%(31)

Other0.2%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(162)

Central American0.4%(44)

Guatemalan0.4%(36)

South American0.3%(31)

Venezuelan0.2%(16)

Colombian0.2%(15)

Salvadoran0.1%(8)

Spaniard0.1%(8)

Cuban0.1%(6)

Puerto Rican0%(4)

Dominican0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(6)

Thai0.1%(5)

Laotian0%(4)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Chinese0%(2)

Korean0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Marshallese0%(2)

Ancestry

German36%(3,526)

Irish12.5%(1,227)

English9%(881)

American4.6%(450)

Swedish3.8%(375)

Norwegian3.3%(321)

Danish2%(192)

Dutch1.6%(157)

French1.3%(123)

Italian1.2%(113)

Scottish0.8%(83)

Polish0.8%(79)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.6%(58)

Czech0.6%(54)

Welsh0.6%(54)

Russian0.3%(34)

Arab0.3%(25)

Swiss0.3%(25)

Moroccan0.2%(22)

Subsaharan African0.1%(13)

Belgian0.1%(11)

French Canadian0.1%(9)

Hungarian0.1%(7)

Iranian0.1%(5)

West Indian0.1%(5)

Jamaican0.1%(5)

British0%(4)

Finnish0%(4)

Greek0%(4)

Egyptian0%(3)

Lebanese0%(3)

Ukrainian0%(2)

Portuguese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.9%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.6 min

+114%vs 2000

vs 13.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.6%(1,330)

Married53.8%(2,264)

Widowed3.1%(129)

Divorced11.6%(489)

Women 15+

Never married21%(804)

Married53.4%(2,046)

Widowed13.2%(506)

Divorced12.4%(473)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 7.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.7%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.6%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.1%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 73.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.6%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.8%(71)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.7%(90)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.6%(200)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.8%(52)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 481 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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