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Calhoun County

Michigan · 135,982 residents · 706 sq mi
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Calhoun County is a county of 135,982 people in Michigan. The typical home is worth $42,400. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Households earn $27,476 at the median, near the US median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 33.9
US median: 33.0
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
More affordable
home values down 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

135,982
−1%vs 2000
vs 137,985 in 2000
1990 – 2025
33.9
−7%vs 2000
vs 36.4 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
706 sq mi
Population, 19902024
133K135K136K137K138K19902000201020202024Calhoun County
2024134K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.4%(10,000)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 97.5%(10,149)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.3%(9,928)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 197.7%(10,433)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.5%(8,849)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3415.5%(21,071)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4415.4%(20,991)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5410.2%(13,873)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 649.2%(12,559)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 747.8%(10,629)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 844.4%(5,928)
US avg: 4%
85 and over1.2%(1,572)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$27,476
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $38,918 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
$12,729
−34%vs 2000
vs $19,230 in 2000
US average: $14,340
14.3%
+3.0 ptsvs 2000
vs 11.3% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

$42,400
−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $81,300 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
$374
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $484 in 2000
US average: $450
71.0%
−1.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 73.0% in 2000
29.0% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic82.4%(113,723)
Black10.8%(14,912)
Hispanic / Latino3.2%(4,351)
Asian1.1%(1,516)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic87.4%(118,847)
Black10.4%(14,105)
Hispanic / Latino1.8%(2,452)
Asian0.7%(1,003)
Other1.5%(2,027)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.4%(5,915)
Puerto Rican0.5%(641)
Cuban0.2%(243)
Colombian0.1%(198)
Spaniard0.1%(164)
Dominican0.1%(155)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Burmese1.3%(1,749)
Asian Indian0.4%(560)
Filipino0.2%(285)
Bangladeshi0.2%(242)
Korean0.1%(185)
Chinese0.1%(157)
Japanese0.1%(150)
Malaysian0%(35)
Taiwanese0%(16)
Mongolian0%(13)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(117)
Chamorro0%(29)
Ancestry
German16.6%(22,171)
English12.2%(16,255)
Irish9.5%(12,694)
American4.1%(5,474)
Polish3.1%(4,203)
Dutch2.9%(3,866)
French2.1%(2,859)
Scottish2.1%(2,763)
Italian1.8%(2,436)
Swedish0.9%(1,197)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(750)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.4%(596)
Welsh0.4%(516)
Hungarian0.3%(460)
Finnish0.3%(442)
British0.3%(403)
Danish0.3%(360)
Swiss0.3%(340)
Croatian0.2%(320)
Arab0.2%(303)
Canadian0.2%(256)
Greek0.2%(232)
Russian0.2%(210)
Czech0.1%(186)
Macedonian0.1%(182)
Kenyan0.1%(173)
Ukrainian0.1%(156)
Lithuanian0.1%(152)
Belgian0.1%(149)
Portuguese0.1%(112)
West Indian0.1%(73)
Serbian0%(64)
Austrian0%(47)
Romanian0%(42)
Nigerian0%(38)
Jamaican0%(32)
Slovak0%(29)
Barbadian0%(29)
Egyptian0%(28)
Slovene0%(26)
Bulgarian0%(24)
Lebanese0%(22)
Israeli0%(18)
Turkish0%(15)
Brazilian0%(13)
Haitian0%(12)
Syrian0%(11)
Latvian0%(8)
Iraqi0%(4)
Section 05

Education

13.8%
−2.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 16.0% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
76.8%
−6.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 83.2% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
4.8%
−0.8 ptsvs 2000
vs 5.6% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

17.2 min
+33%vs 2000
vs 13.0 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 married36.5%(19,403)
Married46.9%(24,915)
Widowed3.2%(1,714)
Divorced13.3%(7,089)
Women 15+
Never married29.2%(16,257)
Married46.4%(25,868)
Widowed9.6%(5,335)
Divorced14.9%(8,297)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

5.8%
−6.8 ptssince 2013
from 12.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
57.5%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 59.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 10.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
21.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 20.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
25.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 24.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.7%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 68.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
43.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 42.1% 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)21.4%(1,588)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.2%(1,948)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.6%(2,496)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(334)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(67)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,436 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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How many people live in Calhoun County, Michigan?

Calhoun County, Michigan has about 135,982 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Calhoun County, Michigan?

The typical household in Calhoun County, Michigan earns about $27,476 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Calhoun County, Michigan expensive?

In Calhoun County, Michigan, the median home is worth about $42,400, and the typical rent is about $374 a month.

How educated are people in Calhoun County, Michigan?

About 13.8% of adults age 25 and over in Calhoun County, Michigan hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Calhoun County, Michigan?

About 14.3% of people in Calhoun County, Michigan live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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