Calhoun County, Arkansas

Calhoun County has a population of 4,704 and has shrunk 2.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $110,700, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $66,809.

Home price
$110,700
Income
$66,809
Population
4,704
Unemployment
5.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$110,700county
Median gross rent$769county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198046.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile28.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant31.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented12.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use23.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,321(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,011county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$771county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,212county
Home insurance / yr$3,733(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.6(statewide)
Median household income$66,809county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate10.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home1.5%county
Unemployment rate5.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%county
Share of workers employed by government15.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$97,389county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.47%county
Top state income tax3.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax1.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.48%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2560county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station48 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.7%county
Traffic deaths106.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.1%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment500county
Students per full-time teacher27.8county
Free lunch eligible73.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution40 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians21county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.4%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population4,704county
Land area in square miles629county
People per square mile of land7.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store3.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.8%county
Share of households that are one person29.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages3.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls91.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents865county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in95county
Households that moved away109county
Average income of arriving households$47,853county
Average income of departing households$43,917county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature64.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.51 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F85 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing48 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days237 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 15county
Average first fall frostNov 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$131county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,002 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity56.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas27.6%county
Homes heated by propane8.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood5.6%county
Households with broadband83.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk6.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk20.3county
Landslide risk7.9county
Hail risk8.9county
Earthquake risk53.1county
Tornado risk22.8county
Tropical cyclone risk31.5county
Extreme heat risk29.2county
Winter weather risk6.0county
Strong wind risk18.7county
Wildfire risk7.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Calhoun County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Arkansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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