Calhoun County vs Franklin County

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

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

Calhoun County has the higher population (13,593 vs 12,418 in Franklin County). Franklin County has the higher median household income ($62,734 vs $46,901 in Calhoun County). Franklin County has the higher median home value ($254,300 vs $134,000 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
Population	13,593	12,418
Median age	41.8 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,901	$62,734
Median home value	$134,000	$254,300
Median gross rent	$680	$1,044
Housing units	5,663	8,476
Homeownership rate	76.9%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
Population	14,362 → 13,593 (-5.4%)	11,811 → 12,418 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$38,568 → $46,901 (+21.6%)	$46,643 → $62,734 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $134,000 (+57.6%)	$166,000 → $254,300 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $680 (+14.1%)	$802 → $1,044 (+30.2%)

Calhoun County

Population

14,36213,593

Median household income

$38,568$46,901

Median home value

$85,000$134,000

Median gross rent

$596$680

Franklin County

Population

11,81112,418

Median household income

$46,643$62,734

Median home value

$166,000$254,300

Median gross rent

$802$1,044

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
Under 5	4.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	11.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	4.9%
25 to 34	14.4%	13.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	16.2%
65 to 74	9.5%	16.0%
75 and over	8.4%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	78.9%
Black or African American	11.6%	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
No high school diploma	18.2%	16.9%
High school graduate	42.8%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
Drove alone	83.2%	75.9%
Carpooled	10.5%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.8%	6.6%
Other means	1.8%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
1-unit, detached	60.3%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	33.5%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Franklin County
Poverty rate	21.2%	17.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	32	21
Median year structure built	1987	1986