Calhoun County, Florida

Calhoun County has a population of 13,492 and has shrunk 2.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $145,300, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $50,517.

Home price
$145,300
Income
$50,517
Population
13,492
Unemployment
8.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$145,300county
Median gross rent$779county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198040.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile34.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.6%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,283county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$50,517county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate20.7%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 home4.1%county
Unemployment rate8.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.0%county
Share of workers employed by government22.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.7%county
Economic output per resident$37,514county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.51%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(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 time29.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport918470county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.7 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 station174 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.7%county
Traffic deaths66.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(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 higher13.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.6%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment2000county
Students per full-time teacher16.1county
Free lunch eligible46.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians29county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.1%county

Place

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

Population13,492county
Land area in square miles567county
People per square mile of land23.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person29.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.6%county
Second languages5.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents220county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in296county
Households that moved away318county
Average income of arriving households$42,084county
Average income of departing households$46,550county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings37.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature68.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.2 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F93 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing19 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days248 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 15county
Average first fall frostNov 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$175county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.4¢county
Household electricity use1,072 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity88.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.7%county
Homes heated by propane1.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband87.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk32.2county
Coastal flood risk21.2county
Drought risk49.2county
Landslide risk12.2county
Hail risk7.2county
Earthquake risk28.8county
Tornado risk56.6county
Tropical cyclone risk89.1county
Extreme heat risk42.3county
Winter weather risk4.7county
Strong wind risk59.5county
Wildfire risk59.6county

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 Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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