Calhoun County vs Walthall County

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

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

Walthall County has the higher population (13,864 vs 13,029 in Calhoun County). Walthall County has the higher median household income ($45,444 vs $43,942 in Calhoun County). Walthall County has the higher median home value ($120,600 vs $82,900 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Walthall County
Population	13,029	13,864
Median age	43.1 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,942	$45,444
Median home value	$82,900	$120,600
Median gross rent	$674	$718
Housing units	6,744	6,883
Homeownership rate	73.1%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Walthall County
Population	14,499 → 13,029 (-10.1%)	14,477 → 13,864 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$37,263 → $43,942 (+17.9%)	$30,961 → $45,444 (+46.8%)
Median home value	$70,500 → $82,900 (+17.6%)	$95,800 → $120,600 (+25.9%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $674 (+16.0%)	$588 → $718 (+22.1%)

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

Walthall County

Population

14,47713,864

Median household income

$30,961$45,444

Median home value

$95,800$120,600

Median gross rent

$588$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Walthall County
Under 5	5.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	8.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	14.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.4%
75 and over	8.8%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Walthall County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.0%	53.0%
Black or African American	28.7%	40.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Walthall County
No high school diploma	21.0%	20.0%
High school graduate	33.5%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Walthall County
Drove alone	86.3%	80.5%
Carpooled	9.9%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.0%	6.2%
Other means	0.1%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Walthall County
1-unit, detached	76.6%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.1%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	25.7%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Walthall County
Poverty rate	18.7%	18.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1981	1980