Calhoun vs Island

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

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

Calhoun has the higher population (783 vs 616 in Island). Calhoun has the higher median household income ($51,071 vs $48,875 in Island). Calhoun has the higher median home value ($106,500 vs $72,100 in Island).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun	Island
Population	783	616
Median age	46.9 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,071	$48,875
Median home value	$106,500	$72,100
Median gross rent	$639	$916
Housing units	414	266
Homeownership rate	70.5%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	14.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun	Island
Population	826 → 783 (-5.2%)	462 → 616 (+33.3%)
Median household income	$35,536 → $51,071 (+43.7%)	$36,875 → $48,875 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $106,500 (+14.1%)	$60,000 → $72,100 (+20.2%)
Median gross rent	$569 → $639 (+12.3%)	$617 → $916 (+48.5%)

Calhoun

Population

826783

Median household income

$35,536$51,071

Median home value

$93,300$106,500

Median gross rent

$569$639

Island

Population

462616

Median household income

$36,875$48,875

Median home value

$60,000$72,100

Median gross rent

$617$916

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun	Island
Under 5	6.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	10.6%	16.7%
18 to 24	10.1%	6.2%
25 to 34	17.1%	13.1%
35 to 44	4.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.2%
65 to 74	11.9%	14.0%
75 and over	13.2%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun	Island
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun	Island
No high school diploma	9.7%	9.8%
High school graduate	42.8%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun	Island
Drove alone	76.5%	68.9%
Carpooled	8.4%	26.1%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun	Island
1-unit, detached	71.7%	57.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	41.0%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun	Island
Poverty rate	18.7%	11.7%
Average household size	2.05	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	1962	1981