Calhoun County vs Talbot County

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

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

Talbot County has the higher population (5,753 vs 5,528 in Calhoun County). Calhoun County has the higher median household income ($55,714 vs $45,098 in Talbot County). Talbot County has the higher median home value ($127,200 vs $82,200 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Talbot County
Population	5,528	5,753
Median age	39.7 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,714	$45,098
Median home value	$82,200	$127,200
Median gross rent	$638	$950
Housing units	2,033	3,069
Homeownership rate	62.9%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Talbot County
Population	6,365 → 5,528 (-13.2%)	6,321 → 5,753 (-9.0%)
Median household income	$34,167 → $55,714 (+63.1%)	$38,549 → $45,098 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$51,500 → $82,200 (+59.6%)	$86,400 → $127,200 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$543 → $638 (+17.5%)	$652 → $950 (+45.7%)

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

Talbot County

Population

6,3215,753

Median household income

$38,549$45,098

Median home value

$86,400$127,200

Median gross rent

$652$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Talbot County
Under 5	4.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	11.6%	13.1%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.7%
25 to 34	16.9%	8.9%
35 to 44	18.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	17.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	17.0%
75 and over	7.1%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Talbot County
White (non-Hispanic)	32.9%	40.2%
Black or African American	59.6%	55.2%
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%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Talbot County
No high school diploma	22.9%	17.1%
High school graduate	41.8%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Talbot County
Drove alone	80.7%	77.6%
Carpooled	7.5%	12.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Talbot County
1-unit, detached	62.6%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	26.3%	32.9%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Talbot County
Poverty rate	22.7%	21.6%
Average household size	2.53	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	26	41
Median year structure built	1977	1989