Calhoun County vs Jefferson County

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

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

Jefferson County has the higher population (14,713 vs 13,593 in Calhoun County). Jefferson County has the higher median household income ($56,984 vs $46,901 in Calhoun County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($198,800 vs $134,000 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Jefferson County
Population	13,593	14,713
Median age	41.8 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,901	$56,984
Median home value	$134,000	$198,800
Median gross rent	$680	$790
Housing units	5,663	6,815
Homeownership rate	76.9%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Jefferson County
Population	14,362 → 13,593 (-5.4%)	14,161 → 14,713 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$38,568 → $46,901 (+21.6%)	$47,240 → $56,984 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $134,000 (+57.6%)	$133,500 → $198,800 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $680 (+14.1%)	$770 → $790 (+2.6%)

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

Jefferson County

Population

14,16114,713

Median household income

$47,240$56,984

Median home value

$133,500$198,800

Median gross rent

$770$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Jefferson County
Under 5	4.7%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.2%	13.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	14.4%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	13.9%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.5%	14.6%
75 and over	8.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	60.1%
Black or African American	11.6%	30.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	18.2%	12.2%
High school graduate	42.8%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	83.2%	78.8%
Carpooled	10.5%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.8%	6.2%
Other means	1.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	60.3%	59.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	33.5%	34.1%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	21.2%	20.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	32	29
Median year structure built	1987	1988