Demographics of Calhoun County, Alabama

Calhoun County, Alabama had 115,834 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −404 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Calhoun County, in four figures

115,834
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −404 people.; 39.3 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,029 ±$2,763
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Calhoun County, Alabama's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Calhoun County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Calhoun County, Alabama's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Calhoun County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	116,238	100.0	100.0
2021	115,640	99.5	100.2
2022	115,738	99.6	100.7
2023	116,341	100.1	101.6
2024	116,303	100.1	102.5
2025	115,834	99.7	103.1

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Population of Calhoun County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	116,238	−201	−89	0	−120
2021	115,640	−598	−593	+12	−123
2022	115,738	+98	−564	+51	+655
2023	116,341	+603	−363	+79	+893
2024	116,303	−38	−442	+155	+261
2025	115,834	−469	−442	+37	−69

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.3 ±0.4: for men 38.5 ±0.4 and for women 40.1 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Calhoun County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	6,558 ±183	5.6% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,335 ±674	15.8% ±0.6	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	12,711 ±699	10.9% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	28,620 ±803	24.7% ±0.7	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	28,710 ±844	24.7% ±0.7	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	21,156 ±822	18.2% ±0.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,029 ±$2,763, and income per person $30,275 ±$1,040, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Calhoun County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	10,003 ±802	22.2% ±1.8	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	10,771 ±877	23.9% ±1.9	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,648 ±677	17.0% ±1.5	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,816 ±540	12.9% ±1.2	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,964 ±599	15.5% ±1.3	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,997 ±416	4.4% ±0.9	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,816 ±317	4.0% ±0.7	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Calhoun County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	19,954 ±1,685	17.9% ±1.5	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,793 ±673	23.9% ±2.5	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	10,622 ±1,061	17.9% ±1.7	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,539 ±399	12.7% ±1.4	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Calhoun County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Calhoun County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	53,361 ±67	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.4% ±1.2	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.6% ±1.2	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.3% ±1.6	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.7% ±1.8	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$156,600 ±$5,832	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$826 ±$31	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Calhoun County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,388 ±0	4.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	80,498 ±269	69.3% ±0.2	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	25,021 ±525	21.6% ±0.5	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	935 ±122	0.8% ±0.1	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	92 to 296	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 304	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	200 to 634	0.2% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,486 ±529	3.0% ±0.5	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Calhoun County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	81,207 ±1,526	70.0% ±1.3	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	30,055 ±1,470	25.9% ±1.3	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,451 ±307	1.2% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,377 ±432	2.9% ±0.4	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,567 ±342	1.3% ±0.3	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,810 ±325	1.6% ±0.3	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Calhoun County among the counties of Alabama

11th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Calhoun County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Shelby County	238,552	+6.5%
Montgomery County	225,891	−1.1%
Lee County	189,881	+8.6%
Morgan County	126,483	+2.6%
Limestone County	122,928	+18.0%
Calhoun County	115,834	−0.3%
Houston County	110,318	+2.8%
Etowah County	103,886	+0.4%
Marshall County	103,537	+6.0%
St. Clair County	98,206	+7.1%
Lauderdale County	97,135	+3.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026