Calhoun County, South Carolina

Calhoun County has a population of 14,182 and has grown 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $172,100, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $58,682.

Home price
$172,100
Income
$58,682
Population
14,182
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$172,100county
Median gross rent$1,052county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198036.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,642(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,276county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,164county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,623county
Home insurance / yr$2,974(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$58,682county
Family health premium / yr$24,280(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,512(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.542(statewide)
Poverty rate12.9%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 home10.5%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.6%county
Share of workers employed by government17.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.4%county
Economic output per resident$64,228county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.41%county
Top state income tax5.21%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.92%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.49%(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 time26.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport654460county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 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 station25 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths56.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.2(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 higher24.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.0%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1465county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians21county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.6%county

Place

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

Population14,182county
Land area in square miles381county
People per square mile of land37.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age47.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.4%county
Share of households that are one person31.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages3.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents290county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in371county
Households that moved away355county
Average income of arriving households$49,895county
Average income of departing households$45,192county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year38county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate437(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature64.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F58 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing40 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days233 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 24county
Average first fall frostNov 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$170county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use1,097 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity83.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.9%county
Homes heated by propane11.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband81.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk19.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk60.2county
Landslide risk33.4county
Hail risk28.0county
Earthquake risk72.5county
Tornado risk37.9county
Tropical cyclone risk81.0county
Extreme heat risk41.7county
Winter weather risk15.6county
Strong wind risk42.3county
Wildfire risk51.8county

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 South Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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