COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Calhoun County

Georgia · 5,013 residents · 280 sq mi

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With 5,013 people, Calhoun County is a county in Georgia. 31.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 46% less than in Georgia as a whole. The typical home is worth $29,900. Renters pay $169 a month at the median. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,013

−21%vs 2000

vs 6,320 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

280 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(355)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(365)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(466)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(436)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(254)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(747)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(668)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(413)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(457)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(414)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(286)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(152)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,640

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,588 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,244

−30%vs 2000

vs $11,839 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

31.8%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,900

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$169

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $291 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.1%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

30.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic37.5%(2,368)

Black59%(3,726)

Hispanic / Latino3%(189)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic41.1%(2,058)

Black58.9%(2,952)

Hispanic / Latino0%(2)

Asian0%(1)

Other0%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.2%(229)

Central American0.5%(30)

Honduran0.4%(21)

South American0.3%(17)

Colombian0.3%(14)

Puerto Rican0.2%(13)

Guatemalan0.2%(9)

Spaniard0.1%(8)

Dominican0.1%(6)

Peruvian0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(10)

Cambodian0.1%(8)

Hmong0.1%(3)

Filipino0.1%(3)

Ancestry

American14.3%(788)

German5.1%(281)

Irish3.5%(194)

English2.7%(151)

Subsaharan African1.8%(100)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(60)

Italian0.8%(42)

Nigerian0.4%(24)

Danish0.3%(19)

West Indian0.3%(15)

Jamaican0.3%(15)

Scottish0.3%(14)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(12)

Dutch0.1%(8)

French0.1%(6)

French Canadian0.1%(6)

Ghanaian0.1%(5)

Polish0.1%(3)

Swiss0%(2)

Belgian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.2%

−13.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 19.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married54.4%(1,690)

Married27.6%(858)

Widowed3.3%(102)

Divorced14.6%(454)

Women 15+

Never married33.5%(576)

Married43.8%(754)

Widowed11.9%(204)

Divorced10.8%(186)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.2%

−11.9 ptssince 2013

from 26.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.0%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.3%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.1%(55)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.2%(31)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.4%(144)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 304 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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