Calhoun County vs Gulf County

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

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

Gulf County has the higher population (14,772 vs 13,593 in Calhoun County). Gulf County has the higher median household income ($67,361 vs $46,901 in Calhoun County). Gulf County has the higher median home value ($235,700 vs $134,000 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Gulf County
Population	13,593	14,772
Median age	41.8 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,901	$67,361
Median home value	$134,000	$235,700
Median gross rent	$680	$1,161
Housing units	5,663	9,142
Homeownership rate	76.9%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Gulf County
Population	14,362 → 13,593 (-5.4%)	15,576 → 14,772 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$38,568 → $46,901 (+21.6%)	$47,712 → $67,361 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $134,000 (+57.6%)	$160,700 → $235,700 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $680 (+14.1%)	$1,037 → $1,161 (+12.0%)

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

Gulf County

Population

15,57614,772

Median household income

$47,712$67,361

Median home value

$160,700$235,700

Median gross rent

$1,037$1,161

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Gulf County
Under 5	4.7%	3.6%
5 to 17	15.2%	11.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	14.4%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.8%
65 to 74	9.5%	14.9%
75 and over	8.4%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Gulf County
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	77.3%
Black or African American	11.6%	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Gulf County
No high school diploma	18.2%	13.3%
High school graduate	42.8%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Gulf County
Drove alone	83.2%	69.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.8%	8.8%
Other means	1.8%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Gulf County
1-unit, detached	60.3%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	33.5%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Gulf County
Poverty rate	21.2%	11.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1987	1996