Calhoun County vs Gallatin County

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

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

Gallatin County has the higher population (4,857 vs 4,406 in Calhoun County). Calhoun County has the higher median household income ($92,095 vs $54,626 in Gallatin County). Calhoun County has the higher median home value ($174,000 vs $84,700 in Gallatin County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Gallatin County
Population	4,406	4,857
Median age	48.5 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$92,095	$54,626
Median home value	$174,000	$84,700
Median gross rent	$479	$500
Housing units	2,298	2,506
Homeownership rate	89.1%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Gallatin County
Population	4,830 → 4,406 (-8.8%)	5,064 → 4,857 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$63,009 → $92,095 (+46.2%)	$44,076 → $54,626 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$121,000 → $174,000 (+43.8%)	$73,900 → $84,700 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $479 (-22.4%)	$439 → $500 (+13.9%)

Calhoun County

Population

4,8304,406

Median household income

$63,009$92,095

Median home value

$121,000$174,000

Median gross rent

$617$479

Gallatin County

Population

5,0644,857

Median household income

$44,076$54,626

Median home value

$73,900$84,700

Median gross rent

$439$500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Gallatin County
Under 5	4.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.2%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	6.7%	9.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.4%	14.5%
65 to 74	13.7%	13.7%
75 and over	11.0%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Gallatin County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	95.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Gallatin County
No high school diploma	6.6%	13.6%
High school graduate	33.3%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Gallatin County
Drove alone	75.6%	90.3%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.8%	0.9%
Other means	0.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Gallatin County
1-unit, detached	82.1%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	20.7%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Gallatin County
Poverty rate	5.8%	15.6%
Average household size	3.52	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	49	25
Median year structure built	1968	1971