Abbeville vs Calhoun Falls

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

Abbeville and Calhoun Falls are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Abbeville has the higher population (4,863 vs 1,897 in Calhoun Falls). Abbeville has the higher median household income ($38,983 vs $35,527 in Calhoun Falls). Abbeville has the higher median home value ($108,500 vs $62,500 in Calhoun Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Abbeville	Calhoun Falls
Population	4,863	1,897
Median age	37.0 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$38,983	$35,527
Median home value	$108,500	$62,500
Median gross rent	$575	$476
Housing units	2,321	992
Homeownership rate	44.8%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abbeville	Calhoun Falls
Population	5,045 → 4,863 (-3.6%)	1,692 → 1,897 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$24,809 → $38,983 (+57.1%)	$23,919 → $35,527 (+48.5%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $108,500 (+17.3%)	$46,100 → $62,500 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $575 (-12.6%)	$532 → $476 (-10.5%)

Abbeville

Population

5,0454,863

Median household income

$24,809$38,983

Median home value

$92,500$108,500

Median gross rent

$658$575

Calhoun Falls

Population

1,6921,897

Median household income

$23,919$35,527

Median home value

$46,100$62,500

Median gross rent

$532$476

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abbeville	Calhoun Falls
Under 5	4.9%	6.6%
5 to 17	20.9%	12.2%
18 to 24	4.5%	13.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	9.2%
35 to 44	16.5%	8.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	14.9%
55 to 64	9.0%	18.5%
65 to 74	14.4%	12.4%
75 and over	7.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abbeville	Calhoun Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	41.1%	37.3%
Black or African American	53.8%	58.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abbeville	Calhoun Falls
No high school diploma	15.9%	22.0%
High school graduate	42.9%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abbeville	Calhoun Falls
Drove alone	80.5%	87.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	5.8%
Other means	4.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abbeville	Calhoun Falls
1-unit, detached	59.6%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	18.9%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	3.9%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	24.1%

Poverty & households

	Abbeville	Calhoun Falls
Poverty rate	23.4%	15.6%
Average household size	2.34	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1966	1972