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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.

How do Calumet, IN compare?

Population, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income (Census Bureau estimates Vintage 2025, 2020 Census, Building Permits Survey 2025, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates)
FigureCalumet, IN
Residents, July 2025 (estimate)89,730
Change since April 2020−2.4%
Residents counted in the 2020 Census91,970
Residents per square mile (2020)1,497
Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents–
Median home value ÷ median household income2.7 years of income
A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less)27.2%
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ■ differs from Calumet beyond the margins of error.
MeasureCalumet, IN
Total population90,784±66
Median age37.2±0.9
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12.6%±1.3 pts
White alone, not Hispanic21.9%±1.3 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic60.4%±1.7 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.6%±0.3 pts
Born outside the United States3.1%±0.7 pts
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)17.4%±1.2 pts
Median household income$46,882±$2,119
Per capita income$26,887±$1,031
People below the poverty line27.4%±1.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%±1.3 pts
Median home value (owner-occupied)$125,500±$8,976
Median gross rent$1,061±$31
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent48.4%±3.8 pts
Owner-occupied homes54.7%±1.9 pts
Built 2020 or later0.2%±0.1 pts
Worked from home6.0%±1.1 pts
Drove alone to work76.4%±2.6 pts
Public transportation1.4%±0.5 pts
Mean travel time to work26.7 min±1.1
No health insurance coverage7.9%±0.9 pts

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov