Demographics of Calhoun County, Georgia

Calhoun County, Georgia had 5,413 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −159 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

5,413
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.9%
Change since July 2020: −159 people.; 40.2 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,940 ±$11,345
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, Georgia's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Calhoun County, Georgia'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, Georgia's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Calhoun County, Georgia'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	5,572	100.0	100.0
2021	5,562	99.8	100.2
2022	5,498	98.7	100.7
2023	5,495	98.6	101.6
2024	5,442	97.7	102.5
2025	5,413	97.1	103.1

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Population of Calhoun County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,572	−1	−6	0	+5
2021	5,562	−10	−20	0	+9
2022	5,498	−64	−27	+3	−38
2023	5,495	−3	−10	+3	+5
2024	5,442	−53	−16	+3	−39
2025	5,413	−29	−16	−1	−13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.2 ±1.1: for men 39.1 ±1.1 and for women 43.1 ±4.2. 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	Georgia	United States
Under 5	227 ±57	4.1% ±1.0	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	613 ±101	11.1% ±1.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	480 ±137	8.7% ±2.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,931 ±241	35.1% ±4.4	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,295 ±166	23.6% ±3.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	952 ±132	17.3% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,940 ±$11,345, and income per person $21,477 ±$4,413, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia 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	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	546 ±122	34.3% ±7.4	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	276 ±80	17.3% ±4.9	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	178 ±65	11.2% ±4.0	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	335 ±109	21.0% ±6.7	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	49 to 173	3.1% to 10.9%	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	23 to 87	1.5% to 5.5%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	32 to 152	2.0% to 9.5%	11.9% ±0.1	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	Georgia	United States
All ages	864 ±194	22.8% ±5.1	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	266 ±83	31.7% ±8.1	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	351 ±105	18.8% ±5.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	247 ±75	22.9% ±6.3	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Calhoun County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Calhoun County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	2,030 ±23	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.5% ±4.3	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.5% ±4.1	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.4% ±6.7	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.6% ±7.1	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$81,000 ±$25,366	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$546 ±$266	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	1992 ±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	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	136 to 470	2.5% to 8.5%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,800 ±11	32.7% ±0.2	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,209 ±184	58.4% ±3.3	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 1.0%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	142 ±66	2.6% ±1.2	3.9% ±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	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	4,098 ±219	74.5% ±4.0	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,217 ±235	22.1% ±4.3	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 30	0% to 0.5%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	86 to 256	1.6% to 4.7%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 37	0% to 0.7%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	72 to 234	1.3% to 4.3%	5.8% ±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 Georgia

149th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Calhoun County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Clinch County	6,847	+1.8%
Treutlen County	6,466	+1.1%
Randolph County	6,156	−3.3%
Miller County	5,812	−3.1%
Talbot County	5,709	−0.3%
Calhoun County	5,413	−2.9%
Warren County	5,269	+1.2%
Stewart County	4,631	−12.5%
Schley County	4,593	+1.2%
Echols County	3,685	−0.8%
Glascock County	3,141	+8.4%

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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