Calhoun County vs Marshall County

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

Calhoun County and Marshall 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 98,712 in Marshall County). Marshall County has the higher median household income ($60,946 vs $55,826 in Calhoun County). Marshall County has the higher median home value ($183,400 vs $149,500 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Marshall County
Population	116,141	98,712
Median age	39.0 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,826	$60,946
Median home value	$149,500	$183,400
Median gross rent	$804	$765
Housing units	53,271	41,531
Homeownership rate	70.4%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Marshall County
Population	114,618 → 116,141 (+1.3%)	95,643 → 98,712 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$47,255 → $55,826 (+18.1%)	$45,983 → $60,946 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$118,000 → $149,500 (+26.7%)	$128,800 → $183,400 (+42.4%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $804 (+12.3%)	$649 → $765 (+17.9%)

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

Marshall County

Population

95,64398,712

Median household income

$45,983$60,946

Median home value

$128,800$183,400

Median gross rent

$649$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Marshall County
Under 5	5.6%	7.3%
5 to 17	15.8%	18.6%
18 to 24	10.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.0%	10.1%
75 and over	7.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Marshall County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	77.3%
Black or African American	21.6%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Marshall County
No high school diploma	13.9%	15.6%
High school graduate	34.5%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Marshall County
Drove alone	85.1%	82.2%
Carpooled	8.5%	10.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.2%
Walked	0.8%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	6.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Marshall County
1-unit, detached	71.6%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Marshall County
Poverty rate	17.5%	16.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1979	1985