Calhoun County, South Carolina Demographics

Calhoun County is 1st in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home ownership rate

Calhoun County is 6th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Calhoun County is 7th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Calhoun County is 13th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Calhoun County is 13th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Calhoun County is 16th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per capita

Calhoun County is 16th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Calhoun County is 17th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Size Demographics
	Calhoun County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	14,910	44th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	381.1	45th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	39.8	39th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Calhoun County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	5.7%	31st	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.4%	34th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.3%	7th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Calhoun County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.1%	13th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.3%	16th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Calhoun County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	55.2%	29th	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	42.8%	17th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	13th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	41st	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	6th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.0%	41st	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	27th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	52.9%	30th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Calhoun County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.4%	25th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.5%	38th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Calhoun County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	7,328	44th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	3.6%	45th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	6,155	43rd	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	81.4%	1st	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$102,000	24th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.5	39th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	23	36th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Calhoun County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$22,203	16th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$37,318	26th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.4%	31st	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Calhoun County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	245	43rd	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,073	43rd	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,038	41st	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$66,836	44th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$4,523	42nd	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$4,052	44th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732