With 12,922 people, Calhoun County is a county in Mississippi. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. The typical home is worth $90,300, having more than doubled since 2000. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. There are 22 people per square mile. Median rent is $662 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,125, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Calhoun County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.2% → 12.1%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$79,202 → $90,300(+14%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants80.8% → 72.0%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)29.1%(142)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.3%(55)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.2%(196)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 488 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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Over time
Calhoun County, decade by decade
Calhoun County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
14,908
$43,638
$79,202
8.2%
50.4
2000
15,069
$49,391
$84,707
10.2%
55.9
2010
14,962
$40,976
$87,321
10.1%
60.9
2020
13,266
$48,900
$85,449
11.3%
62.9
2024
12,922
$43,125
$90,300
12.1%
64.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
