Calhoun County vs Smith County

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

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

Smith County has the higher population (14,193 vs 13,029 in Calhoun County). Smith County has the higher median household income ($51,396 vs $43,942 in Calhoun County). Smith County has the higher median home value ($114,000 vs $82,900 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Smith County
Population	13,029	14,193
Median age	43.1 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,942	$51,396
Median home value	$82,900	$114,000
Median gross rent	$674	$664
Housing units	6,744	6,684
Homeownership rate	73.1%	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Smith County
Population	14,499 → 13,029 (-10.1%)	16,009 → 14,193 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$37,263 → $43,942 (+17.9%)	$43,105 → $51,396 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$70,500 → $82,900 (+17.6%)	$102,600 → $114,000 (+11.1%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $674 (+16.0%)	$587 → $664 (+13.1%)

Calhoun County

Population

14,49913,029

Median household income

$37,263$43,942

Median home value

$70,500$82,900

Median gross rent

$581$674

Smith County

Population

16,00914,193

Median household income

$43,105$51,396

Median home value

$102,600$114,000

Median gross rent

$587$664

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Smith County
Under 5	5.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.0%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.7%
75 and over	8.8%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Smith County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.0%	73.3%
Black or African American	28.7%	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Smith County
No high school diploma	21.0%	17.7%
High school graduate	33.5%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Smith County
Drove alone	86.3%	82.7%
Carpooled	9.9%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Smith County
1-unit, detached	76.6%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	28.2%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Smith County
Poverty rate	18.7%	19.3%
Average household size	2.23	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1981	1983