Calhoun County, South Carolina

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Calhoun County, South Carolina is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (120th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Calhoun County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,182	5,296,225	334,922,499	2211th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,682	$69,324	$80,734	2206th of 3,221
Median Age	47.0	40.2	38.9	474th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.5%	32.1%	35.7%	1296th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$172,100	$259,000	$332,700	1763rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,052	$1,180	$1,413	839th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.9%	14.1%	12.5%	1734th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	4.9%	5.2%	819th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	37.2	176.2	n/a	1812th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	5.8%	14.1%	2033rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.9	n/a	n/a	2198th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.0%	71.9%	65.2%	120th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.4	25.6	26.4	1108th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.5%	11.5%	15.1%	1079th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.4%	n/a	n/a	1162nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.0%	47.1%	46.9%	1856th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.7%	n/a	n/a	2457th 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, South Carolina

Statistic	Calhoun County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	54.9%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.9%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	39.0%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.5	54.9	61.4

Age in Calhoun County, South Carolina

Statistic	Calhoun County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	47.0	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	18.6%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.6%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.4%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Calhoun County, South Carolina

Statistic	Calhoun County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	6,179	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.3%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.0%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.3%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.6%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	27.3%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Calhoun County, South Carolina

Statistic	Calhoun County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,943	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.2%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.0%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.5%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.3%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.9%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.2%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.2%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Calhoun County, South Carolina

Statistic	Calhoun County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	7,068	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.0%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.4%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.6%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.0%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.1%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$704	$1,251	n/a

Education in Calhoun County, South Carolina

Statistic	Calhoun County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	13.0%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.7%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.8%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.4%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.1%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Calhoun County, South Carolina

Statistic	Calhoun County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.4%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.9%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.4%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.3%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.0%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.5%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Calhoun County, South Carolina

Statistic	Calhoun County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.2%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.9%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	6.2%	16.7%

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