Calhoun County vs Lee County

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

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

Lee County has the higher population (177,663 vs 116,141 in Calhoun County). Lee County has the higher median household income ($61,123 vs $55,826 in Calhoun County). Lee County has the higher median home value ($238,700 vs $149,500 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Lee County
Population	116,141	177,663
Median age	39.0 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,826	$61,123
Median home value	$149,500	$238,700
Median gross rent	$804	$999
Housing units	53,271	77,509
Homeownership rate	70.4%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Lee County
Population	114,618 → 116,141 (+1.3%)	161,152 → 177,663 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$47,255 → $55,826 (+18.1%)	$51,463 → $61,123 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$118,000 → $149,500 (+26.7%)	$169,300 → $238,700 (+41.0%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $804 (+12.3%)	$856 → $999 (+16.7%)

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

Lee County

Population

161,152177,663

Median household income

$51,463$61,123

Median home value

$169,300$238,700

Median gross rent

$856$999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Lee County
Under 5	5.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	10.9%	17.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.6%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	11.0%	8.1%
75 and over	7.0%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Lee County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	65.9%
Black or African American	21.6%	21.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Lee County
No high school diploma	13.9%	8.6%
High school graduate	34.5%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Lee County
Drove alone	85.1%	79.5%
Carpooled	8.5%	7.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.8%
Walked	0.8%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.2%	8.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Lee County
1-unit, detached	71.6%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	10.6%
20 or more units	2.4%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Lee County
Poverty rate	17.5%	18.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1979	1997