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Calhoun County, AL

Demographic and economic profile of Calhoun County, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Calhoun County, Alabama has a population of 116,427 and a workforce marked by modest educational attainment—20.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $33,514 and a labor force participation rate of 55.8%, pointing to a sizable share of working-age residents outside the workforce. The county's unemployment rate stands at 6.4% against a poverty rate of 17.5%, while housing remains accessible with a median home value of $149,500 and median gross rent of $804 per month. Population grew just 0.9% over five years, and a GDP per capita of $41,617 exceeds median household income of $55,029 on a per-worker basis, reflecting a relatively low-cost, production-oriented local economy.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

116,427

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$55,029

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.9% since 2018

Calhoun County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone81,706 (70.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone25,450 (21.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,052 (2.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,389 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,906 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone986 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,803
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic264
  3. 3.Korean219
  4. 4.Other Indo-European157
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island143

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,913

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,617

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,571

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance11,498
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)9,550
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)6,704
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,457
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,197

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,037
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations10,591
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations10,114
  4. 4.Service Occupations8,492
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,245

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.94×)9,416
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.55×)3,569
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)6,076
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.02×)4,377
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.99×)11,331

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$149,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$804/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9994,002 (12.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,993 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,842 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,745 (8.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,506 (7.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,455 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,514

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone41,650 (85.1%)
  • Carpooled3,370 (6.9%)
  • Worked At Home2,906 (5.9%)
  • Walked433 (0.9%)
  • Other404 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit111 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.