Calhoun County, Mississippi

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Calhoun County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Calhoun County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,922	2,946,779	334,922,499	2287th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$43,125	$56,447	$80,734	3005th of 3,221
Median Age	42.0	38.6	38.9	1490th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.1%	25.1%	35.7%	3101st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$90,300	$169,800	$332,700	3084th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$662	$954	$1,413	2895th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.4%	18.9%	12.5%	519th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	5.8%	5.2%	1435th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.0	62.8	n/a	2244th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.0%	2.4%	14.1%	1543rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.2	n/a	n/a	2819th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.0%	70.0%	65.2%	2012th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.9	25.6	26.4	530th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.0%	5.9%	15.1%	2914th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.7%	n/a	n/a	401st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.6%	43.5%	46.9%	2655th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.1%	n/a	n/a	2621st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Calhoun County, Mississippi

Statistic	Calhoun County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.3%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.0	56.1	61.4

Age in Calhoun County, Mississippi

Statistic	Calhoun County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	42.0	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.1%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.8%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Calhoun County, Mississippi

Statistic	Calhoun County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	5,611	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.3%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.2%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.7%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.8%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	27.3%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Calhoun County, Mississippi

Statistic	Calhoun County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,415	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.2%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.9%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.2%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	47.1%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.1%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Calhoun County, Mississippi

Statistic	Calhoun County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	6,750	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.4%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.9%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.0%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.4%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$600	$1,215	n/a

Education in Calhoun County, Mississippi

Statistic	Calhoun County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	22.0%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.9%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.0%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.9%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.2%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Calhoun County, Mississippi

Statistic	Calhoun County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.2%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	86.9%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.9%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.9%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.8%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Calhoun County, Mississippi

Statistic	Calhoun County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.2%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.0%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.0%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.0%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.8%	3.1%	16.7%

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