Calhoun County, Georgia

Calhoun County has a population of 5,498 and has shrunk 2.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $81,000, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $46,940.

Home price
$81,000
Income
$46,940
Population
5,498
Unemployment
6.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$81,000county
Median gross rent$546county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198054.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile24.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented40.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$770county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$46,940county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate22.8%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 home9.5%county
Unemployment rate6.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force33.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.1%county
Share of workers employed by government20.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.9%county
Economic output per resident$27,674county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.11%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(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 time24.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport30295county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station158 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.7%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(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 higher13.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher78.9%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1021county
Students per full-time teacher12.8county
Free lunch eligible98.4%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians18county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year30.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year27.4%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.6%county

Place

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

Population5,498county
Land area in square miles280county
People per square mile of land19.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.3%county
Share of households that are one person32.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.1%county
Second languages8.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents323county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in104county
Households that moved away103county
Average income of arriving households$29,538county
Average income of departing households$38,447county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature67°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.7 incounty
Annual snowfall1.0 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F77 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing27 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days266 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 3county
Average first fall frostNov 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$187county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.0¢county
Household electricity use1,170 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity80.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.2%county
Homes heated by propane7.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband77.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk7.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk86.6county
Landslide risk3.9county
Hail risk35.5county
Earthquake risk31.9county
Tornado risk43.0county
Tropical cyclone risk78.7county
Extreme heat risk25.6county
Winter weather risk5.2county
Strong wind risk15.9county
Wildfire risk29.3county

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

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