Calhoun County vs Lafayette County

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

Calhoun County and Lafayette 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 8,035 in Lafayette County). Lafayette County has the higher median household income ($60,692 vs $46,901 in Calhoun County). Calhoun County has the higher median home value ($134,000 vs $131,600 in Lafayette County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Lafayette County
Population	13,593	8,035
Median age	41.8 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,901	$60,692
Median home value	$134,000	$131,600
Median gross rent	$680	$880
Housing units	5,663	3,334
Homeownership rate	76.9%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Lafayette County
Population	14,362 → 13,593 (-5.4%)	8,637 → 8,035 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$38,568 → $46,901 (+21.6%)	$50,165 → $60,692 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $134,000 (+57.6%)	$104,700 → $131,600 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $680 (+14.1%)	$532 → $880 (+65.4%)

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

Lafayette County

Population

8,6378,035

Median household income

$50,165$60,692

Median home value

$104,700$131,600

Median gross rent

$532$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Lafayette County
Under 5	4.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	14.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.8%
25 to 34	14.4%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.8%
45 to 54	13.9%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.5%	12.1%
75 and over	8.4%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Lafayette County
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	69.5%
Black or African American	11.6%	17.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Lafayette County
No high school diploma	18.2%	20.0%
High school graduate	42.8%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Lafayette County
Drove alone	83.2%	86.7%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	2.8%
Other means	1.8%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Lafayette County
1-unit, detached	60.3%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.5%	39.3%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Lafayette County
Poverty rate	21.2%	17.8%
Average household size	2.56	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	32	29
Median year structure built	1987	1989