Calhoun vs Ranger

A side-by-side comparison of Calhoun and Ranger: population, income, housing, and more.

Calhoun and Ranger are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Calhoun has the higher population (17,611 vs 82 in Ranger). Calhoun has the higher median home value ($240,700 vs $87,000 in Ranger). Since 2019, Calhoun's population has grown faster (+4.0% vs -42.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun	Ranger
Population	17,611	82
Median age	34.9 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,439	—
Median home value	$240,700	$87,000
Median gross rent	$785	—
Housing units	7,248	39
Homeownership rate	52.5%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun	Ranger
Population	16,940 → 17,611 (+4.0%)	142 → 82 (-42.3%)
Median household income	$35,761 → $51,439 (+43.8%)	$23,906 → $29,219 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$150,800 → $240,700 (+59.6%)	$78,000 → $87,000 (+11.5%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $785 (+14.1%)	$836 → $939 (+12.3%)

Calhoun

Population

16,94017,611

Median household income

$35,761$51,439

Median home value

$150,800$240,700

Median gross rent

$688$785

Ranger

Population

14282

Median household income

$23,906$29,219

Median home value

$78,000$87,000

Median gross rent

$836$939

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun	Ranger
Under 5	7.5%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.1%	20.7%
18 to 24	9.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	14.9%	28.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	4.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	18.3%
55 to 64	10.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	6.6%	3.7%
75 and over	7.7%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun	Ranger
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	96.3%
Black or African American	7.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	26.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun	Ranger
No high school diploma	22.2%	44.1%
High school graduate	31.7%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	11.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun	Ranger
Drove alone	80.2%	53.2%
Carpooled	9.9%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.3%	36.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun	Ranger
1-unit, detached	62.4%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	33.3%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun	Ranger
Poverty rate	18.7%	35.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	21	42
Median year structure built	1984	1988