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Calhoun County, SC

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

AI Overview

Calhoun County is a small rural county of 14,150 residents with an economy generating $43,038 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $36,959 and a median household income of $58,682. The labor pool is limited — 56.9% labor force participation, 7.3% unemployment, and 21.8% with a bachelor's degree or higher — reflecting a workforce skewed older, with a median age of 47. Housing costs are low (median home value $148,800; median rent $994/month) and the homeownership rate is high at 85.0%, though the county has shed 3.8% of its population over five years, with a 16.3% poverty rate.

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

Population

14,150

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,682

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,803 (55.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,526 (39.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone385 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races338 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race96 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone30 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish452
  2. 2.Korean56
  3. 3.Other Indo-European21
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island12
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,107

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,038

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,567

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,457
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)918
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)606
  4. 4.Construction (Group)564
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services547

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,203
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,497
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,086
  4. 4.Service Occupations814
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations631

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.60×)998
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.44×)208
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.35×)135
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.34×)579
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.22×)445

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$148,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$994/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

85.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999563 (10.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999544 (10.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999542 (10.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999458 (8.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999365 (6.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999313 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,959

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,796 (77.9%)
  • Worked At Home647 (10.5%)
  • Carpooled486 (7.9%)
  • Walked208 (3.4%)
  • Other14 (0.2%)
  • Public Transit2 (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.