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Calhoun County, MS

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

AI Overview

Calhoun County is a small, rural Mississippi county with a population of 13,029 that declined 10.6% over five years, signaling ongoing outmigration. The labor force participation rate is low at 54.2%, only 13.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate stands at 18.7%, though unemployment is 3.7% and median worker earnings reach $35,101. Housing costs are among the lowest on record, with a median home value of $82,900 and median gross rent of $674/month, and the 73.1% homeownership rate reflects an established, older resident base with a median age of 42.

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

Population

13,029

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$43,125

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-10.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,230 (63.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,439 (26.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone818 (6.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races341 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race83 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone11 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish542
  2. 2.Arabic9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

488

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$21,626

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$25,398

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,480
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,092
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)660
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining435
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities314

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,482
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,094
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,037
  4. 4.Service Occupations850
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations783

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.95×)433
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.79×)1,521
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.05×)271
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.00×)321
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.99×)591

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$82,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$674/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999541 (13.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999313 (7.7%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999272 (6.7%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999258 (6.4%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999254 (6.3%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999237 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,101

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,521 (86.9%)
  • Carpooled432 (8.3%)
  • Worked At Home208 (4.0%)
  • Walked32 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.