Calhoun County, FL

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2020 Population

14,324

0.265% 1-year decline

US Senator

Marco Rubio

Republican Party

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

41.9

0.721% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

16.3%

10.9% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$38,037

1.38% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$91,100

7.18% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Calhoun County, FL had a population of 14.3k people with a median age of 41.9 and a median household income of $38,037. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Calhoun County, FL declined from 14,362 to 14,324, a −0.265% decrease and its median household income declined from $38,568 to $38,037, a −1.38% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Calhoun County, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (77.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.3%), White (Hispanic) (2.29%), Other (Hispanic) (1.89%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.86%).

None of the households in Calhoun County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Calhoun County, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Calhoun County, FL was $91,100, and the homeownership rate was 78.2%.

Most people in Calhoun County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Calhoun County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Calhoun County, FL borders Bay County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Jackson County, FL, and Liberty County, FL.

Population & Diversity

Calhoun County, FL is home to a population of 14.3k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2020, 2.58% of Calhoun County, FL residents were born outside of the country (370 people).

In 2020, there were 5.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.1k people) in Calhoun County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 328 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.4%

2020 Citizenship

98.7%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 98.4% of Calhoun County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Calhoun County, FL was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Calhoun County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Calhoun County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.1k ± 13
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.9k ± 150
White (Hispanic)
328 ± 150

5.96%

Hispanic Population

854 people

5.96% of the people in Calhoun County, FL are hispanic (854 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Calhoun County, FL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.58%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

370 people

2.63%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

378 people

As of 2020, 2.58% of Calhoun County, FL residents (370 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Calhoun County, FL was 2.63%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Calhoun County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
497 ± 128
Gulf War (1990s)
180 ± 148
Gulf War (2001-)
101 ± 83

Calhoun County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.76 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Calhoun County, FL employs 4.69k people. The largest industries in Calhoun County, FL are Public Administration (743 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (713 people), and Retail Trade (495 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($58,000), Public Administration ($42,924), and Finance & Insurance ($37,542).

Employment

Occupations

4.69k

2020 Value

± 593

−2.66%

1 Year decline

± 17.4%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Calhoun County, FL declined at a rate of −2.66%, from 4.82k employees to 4.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Calhoun County, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (486 people), Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (437 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (427 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Calhoun County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.69k

2020 Value

± 593

−2.66%

1 Year decline

± 17.4%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Calhoun County, FL declined at a rate of −2.66%, from 4.82k employees to 4.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Calhoun County, FL, are Public Administration (743 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (713 people), and Retail Trade (495 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Calhoun County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Calhoun County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,208

Median earning men ± $2,488

$23,562

Median earning women ± $3,855

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($39,318), Public Administration ($36,996), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($33,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Public Administration ($48,627), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,485), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($22,466).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Florida. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

59
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
46
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
45
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Florida to other states, or from other states to Florida.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Florida product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $94.8B, followed by Electronics ($62.6B) and Pharmaceuticals ($59.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Florida products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Florida.

$688B

2020 Value in Florida

$1.41T

Projected 2050 Value in Florida

105% growth

In 2020, total outbound Florida trade was $688B. This is expected to increase 105% to $1.41T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Florida trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Florida to other states, or from other states to Florida.

Most Common Trade Partners

Georgia
$24.9B
California
$19.2B
Texas
$15.8B

In 2020, the top outbound Florida domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Georgia with $24.9B, followed by California with $19.2B and Texas and $15.8B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Florida shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Calhoun County, FL went to Donald J. Trump with 80.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.444%).

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 27 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (80.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.444%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Calhoun County, FL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Marco Rubio

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 27 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.09% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (4.93M), Some college (3.6M), and Bachelors Degree (3.09M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Calhoun County, FL was $91,100 in 2020, which is 0.396 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $85,000 to $91,100, a 7.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Calhoun County, FL is 78.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Calhoun County, FL have an average commute time of 29.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Calhoun County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$91,100

Median Property Value 2020

±$13,794

$3,528

Median Property Taxes

±$417

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Calhoun County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Calhoun County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.2%

Homeownership

2020

74%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 78.2% of the housing units in Calhoun County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Calhoun County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 101
Census Tract 102

The following map shows all of the tracts in Calhoun County, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$38,037

Median Household Income

± $3,455

4.51k

Number of Households

± 495

In 2020, the median household income of the 4.51k households in Calhoun County, FL declined from $38,037 from the previous year's value of $38,568.

The following chart displays the households in Calhoun County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Calhoun County, FL is from Florida.

0.472

2020 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2019 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2020, the income inequality in Florida was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.289% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (78.1%)
Carpooled (15.4%)
Other (2.68%)

In 2020, 78.1% of workers in Calhoun County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.4%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Calhoun County, FL have a longer commute time (29.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 2.55% of the workforce in Calhoun County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Calhoun County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Calhoun County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Calhoun County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Calhoun County, FL (2k out of 12.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Calhoun County, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

83.9% of the population of Calhoun County, FL has health coverage, with 33.3% on employee plans, 25.7% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 9.63% on non-group plans, and 1.57% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Florida was $8,076 in 2014. This is a 5.05% increase from the previous year ($7,688).

Primary care physicians in Calhoun County, FL see 2431 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.704% increase from the previous year (2414 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1763 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4702 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Florida, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,431 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Calhoun County, FL

Primary care physicians in Calhoun County, FL see an average of 2,431 patients per year. This represents a 0.704% increase from the previous year (2,414 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Calhoun County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Florida across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.1% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

16.1%

Uninsured

33.3%

Employer Coverage

25.7%

Medicaid

13.7%

Medicare

9.63%

Non-Group

1.57%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Calhoun County, FL declined by 2.29% from 16.5% to 16.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Calhoun County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2021, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Calhoun County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Calhoun County, FL.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.9% in Calhoun County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Calhoun County, FL.

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