Calhoun County, GA
Demographic and economic profile of Calhoun County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Calhoun County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county with a population of 5,528 that has contracted by 14.0% over the past five years. The labor force is notably constrained, with a participation rate of just 34.6%, an unemployment rate of 7.4%, and only 12.1% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings stand at $29,359. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $82,200 and median gross rent of $638 per month, reflecting the county's high poverty rate of 22.7% and per capita income of $19,913.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-14.0% since 2018
Calhoun County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- Black or African American Alone3,209 (58.4%)
- White Alone1,878 (34.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race159 (2.9%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races142 (2.6%)
- Some Other Race Alone74 (1.3%)
- Asian Alone24 (0.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish298
- 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)12
- 3.German or other West Germanic12
- 4.Arabic8
- 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)4
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance360
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)247
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining180
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)144
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services144
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations573
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations336
- 3.Service Occupations235
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations226
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations137
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.37×)156
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.93×)140
- 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.48×)226
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.40×)126
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)447
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Workforce
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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.