Housing data for Calumet, IA

Calumet, IA has an estimated 113 residents and 57 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in O'Brien County.

4.0% of households rent.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−55.3%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
113 (±44)
Housing units
57 (±18)
Households that rent
4.0%
Residents since 2015–2019
−55.3%

What stands out in Calumet

Households that rent: 4.0% (±4.5 points) in Calumet, lower than in O'Brien County (23.9%).

Median home value: $83,300 (±$27,906) in Calumet, lower than in O'Brien County ($173,100).

Median real estate taxes: $800 (±$459) in Calumet, lower than in O'Brien County ($1,701).

Housing in Calumet at a glance

  • Rent burden: 100.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 4.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $58,750 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $83,300 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $875 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $800 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 70.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 91.1% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 72.0% heat with utility gas (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 20.0 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −55.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 12.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Calumet against O'Brien County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
CalumetO'Brien CountyIowaUnited States
Residents113 (±44)14,126 (exact)3,210,507 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units57 (±18)6,564 (±32)1,437,699 (±523)143,775,355
Households that rent4.0% (±4.5 points)23.9% (±3.7 points)28.3% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$868 (±$94)$972 (±$6)$1,413
Median household income$58,750 (±$27,022)$68,356 (±$4,388)$75,059 (±$418)$80,734
Median home value$83,300 (±$27,906)$173,100 (±$9,272)$208,000 (±$1,141)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$800 (±$459)$1,701 (±$134)$2,897 (±$13)$3,119
Built before 198091.1% (±26.0 points)74.0% (±5.9 points)61.5% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute20.0 minutes (±10.1)19.0 minutes (±1.6)19.8 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband86.0% (±9.7 points)90.1% (±2.0 points)88.9% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents38.3 years (±16.8)39.5 years (±0.8)38.6 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Calumet covers 0.3 square miles of land, about 425 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Calumet has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents253 (±95)113 (±44)−55.3%Measurable decrease
Housing units90 (±23)57 (±18)−36.7%Measurable decrease
Median home value$67,500 (±$13,820)$83,300 (±$27,906)+23.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$44,000 (±$10,401)$58,750 (±$27,022)+33.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$650 (±$307)$875 (±$92)+34.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$700 (±$232)$800 (±$459)+14.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent33.3% (±18.0 points)4.0% (±4.5 points)−29.3 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±45.1 points)0.0% (±100.0 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in O'Brien County

Calumet has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for O'Brien County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for O'Brien County recorded 249 violent and 394 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Calumet

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
51009100%113—$83,300$58,750

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Calumet

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Sutherland3.4 mi$581$101,20020.2%
Larrabee5.8 mi—$57,1002.9%
Paullina7.1 mi$864$132,60024.8%
Primghar10 mi$792$147,50018.0%
Peterson11 mi$983$93,50011.4%
Meriden11 mi$594$74,00026.5%
Cleghorn12 mi$725$98,8005.5%
Cherokee14 mi$728$136,70032.2%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Calumet, fiscal year 2027

O'Brien County, IA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$688$709$927$1,105$1,218

HUD income limits for Calumet, fiscal year 2026

O'Brien County, IA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$21,300$35,500$56,750
2 people$24,350$40,550$64,850
3 people$27,400$45,600$72,950
4 people$33,000$50,650$81,050
5 people$38,680$54,750$87,550
6 people$44,360$58,800$94,050
7 people$50,040$62,850$100,550
8 people$55,720$66,900$107,000

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the O'Brien County, IA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $101,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Calumet

Is Calumet growing?

In Calumet, the number of residents went from 253 in 2015–2019 to 113 in 2020–2024 (−55.3%), a measurable decrease.

What ZIP codes are in Calumet?

The ZIP code that covers Calumet is 51009.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Calumet city, Iowa (place:10090, in state:19).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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