Calhoun Falls vs Lowndesville

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

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

Calhoun Falls has the higher population (1,897 vs 166 in Lowndesville). Since 2019, Lowndesville's population has grown faster (+78.5% vs +12.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun Falls	Lowndesville
Population	1,897	166
Median age	45.3 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$35,527	—
Median home value	$62,500	—
Median gross rent	$476	$520
Housing units	992	110
Homeownership rate	60.8%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun Falls	Lowndesville
Population	1,692 → 1,897 (+12.1%)	93 → 166 (+78.5%)
Median household income	$23,919 → $35,527 (+48.5%)	—
Median home value	$46,100 → $62,500 (+35.6%)	$86,000 → $529,200 (+515.3%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $476 (-10.5%)	$575 → $520 (-9.6%)

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

Lowndesville

Population

93166

Median home value

$86,000$529,200

Median gross rent

$575$520

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun Falls	Lowndesville
Under 5	6.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	12.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	13.7%	3.6%
25 to 34	9.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.2%	9.0%
45 to 54	14.9%	42.2%
55 to 64	18.5%	15.7%
65 to 74	12.4%	7.2%
75 and over	4.3%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun Falls	Lowndesville
White (non-Hispanic)	37.3%	57.8%
Black or African American	58.5%	13.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	28.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun Falls	Lowndesville
No high school diploma	22.0%	7.1%
High school graduate	47.0%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun Falls	Lowndesville
Drove alone	87.5%	51.7%
Carpooled	5.7%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	39.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun Falls	Lowndesville
1-unit, detached	60.1%	55.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	27.3%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.1%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun Falls	Lowndesville
Poverty rate	15.6%	25.3%
Average household size	2.40	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	32	39
Median year structure built	1972	1970