Demographics of Calhoun County, Arkansas

Calhoun County, Arkansas had 4,632 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −106 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

4,632
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −106 people.; 44.1 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,809 ±$6,538
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, Arkansas's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Calhoun County, Arkansas'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, Arkansas's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Calhoun County, Arkansas'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	4,738	100.0	100.0
2021	4,728	99.8	100.2
2022	4,704	99.3	100.7
2023	4,648	98.1	101.6
2024	4,677	98.7	102.5
2025	4,632	97.8	103.1

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Population of Calhoun County, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	4,738	−5	−6	0	0
2021	4,728	−10	−45	0	+36
2022	4,704	−24	−21	0	+1
2023	4,648	−56	−45	−1	−9
2024	4,677	+29	−38	0	+66
2025	4,632	−45	−37	0	−8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.1 ±1.8: for men 44.8 ±2.9 and for women 43.1 ±4.6. 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	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	187 ±69	4.0% ±1.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	716 ±124	15.2% ±2.6	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	381 ±117	8.1% ±2.5	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,125 ±216	23.9% ±4.6	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,177 ±137	25.0% ±2.9	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,118 ±170	23.8% ±3.6	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,809 ±$6,538, and income per person $29,573 ±$3,139, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,773 ±$467 in Arkansas 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	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	349 ±106	20.7% ±6.0	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	241 ±74	14.3% ±4.2	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	350 ±124	20.7% ±7.1	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	252 ±88	14.9% ±5.0	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	300 ±97	17.8% ±5.5	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	128 ±61	7.6% ±3.5	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 140	< 0.1% to 8.3%	6.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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	Arkansas	United States
All ages	457 ±147	10.2% ±3.3	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	40 to 120	8.9% ±4.2	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	212 ±96	9.7% ±4.3	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	165 ±70	11.7% ±4.8	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Calhoun County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Calhoun County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	2,466 ±32	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	68.5% ±6.1	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	31.5% ±5.9	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.8% ±2.9	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.2% ±3.9	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$110,700 ±$16,986	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$769 ±$158	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±4	1987 ±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	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	140 ±0	3.0% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,406 ±28	72.4% ±0.6	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	809 ±205	17.2% ±4.4	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.5%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 77	0% to 1.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	108 to 514	2.3% to 10.9%	6.3% ±0.2	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	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	3,939 ±178	83.7% ±3.8	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	672 ±163	14.3% ±3.5	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 84	0% to 1.8%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	20 to 92	0.4% to 2.0%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5 to 69	0.1% to 1.5%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 39	0% to 0.8%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Calhoun County among the counties of Arkansas

75th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Calhoun County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Newton County	7,026	−2.3%
Monroe County	6,244	−7.8%
Dallas County	6,011	−6.7%
Lafayette County	5,888	−6.5%
Woodruff County	5,710	−8.2%
Calhoun County	4,632	−2.2%

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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