Calhoun County vs Houston County

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

Calhoun County and Houston County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Calhoun County has the higher population (116,141 vs 107,628 in Houston County). Houston County has the higher median household income ($57,531 vs $55,826 in Calhoun County). Houston County has the higher median home value ($178,000 vs $149,500 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Houston County
Population	116,141	107,628
Median age	39.0 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,826	$57,531
Median home value	$149,500	$178,000
Median gross rent	$804	$905
Housing units	53,271	49,774
Homeownership rate	70.4%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Houston County
Population	114,618 → 116,141 (+1.3%)	104,702 → 107,628 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$47,255 → $55,826 (+18.1%)	$47,580 → $57,531 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$118,000 → $149,500 (+26.7%)	$137,600 → $178,000 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $804 (+12.3%)	$754 → $905 (+20.0%)

Calhoun County

Population

114,618116,141

Median household income

$47,255$55,826

Median home value

$118,000$149,500

Median gross rent

$716$804

Houston County

Population

104,702107,628

Median household income

$47,580$57,531

Median home value

$137,600$178,000

Median gross rent

$754$905

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Houston County
Under 5	5.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.8%
18 to 24	10.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.2%
65 to 74	11.0%	10.9%
75 and over	7.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Houston County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	63.8%
Black or African American	21.6%	27.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Houston County
No high school diploma	13.9%	12.6%
High school graduate	34.5%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Houston County
Drove alone	85.1%	85.5%
Carpooled	8.5%	8.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.2%
Walked	0.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.2%	4.2%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Houston County
1-unit, detached	71.6%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	2.4%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Houston County
Poverty rate	17.5%	18.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1979	1984