Calhoun County vs Schley County

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

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

Calhoun County has the higher population (5,528 vs 4,539 in Schley County). Schley County has the higher median household income ($59,647 vs $55,714 in Calhoun County). Schley County has the higher median home value ($152,900 vs $82,200 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Schley County
Population	5,528	4,539
Median age	39.7 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,714	$59,647
Median home value	$82,200	$152,900
Median gross rent	$638	$746
Housing units	2,033	1,985
Homeownership rate	62.9%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Schley County
Population	6,365 → 5,528 (-13.2%)	5,221 → 4,539 (-13.1%)
Median household income	$34,167 → $55,714 (+63.1%)	$44,448 → $59,647 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$51,500 → $82,200 (+59.6%)	$125,300 → $152,900 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	$543 → $638 (+17.5%)	$626 → $746 (+19.2%)

Calhoun County

Population

6,3655,528

Median household income

$34,167$55,714

Median home value

$51,500$82,200

Median gross rent

$543$638

Schley County

Population

5,2214,539

Median household income

$44,448$59,647

Median home value

$125,300$152,900

Median gross rent

$626$746

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Schley County
Under 5	4.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	11.6%	19.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	16.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	18.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	17.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	9.5%
75 and over	7.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Schley County
White (non-Hispanic)	32.9%	77.9%
Black or African American	59.6%	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Schley County
No high school diploma	22.9%	15.2%
High school graduate	41.8%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Schley County
Drove alone	80.7%	83.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	8.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Schley County
1-unit, detached	62.6%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	26.3%	35.1%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Schley County
Poverty rate	22.7%	13.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1977	1993