Calhoun County vs Gilmer County

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

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

Gilmer County has the higher population (7,376 vs 6,158 in Calhoun County). Gilmer County has the higher median household income ($50,991 vs $41,421 in Calhoun County). Calhoun County has the higher median home value ($111,200 vs $83,300 in Gilmer County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Gilmer County
Population	6,158	7,376
Median age	48.1 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$41,421	$50,991
Median home value	$111,200	$83,300
Median gross rent	$483	$764
Housing units	3,199	3,118
Homeownership rate	82.4%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Gilmer County
Population	7,295 → 6,158 (-15.6%)	8,041 → 7,376 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$38,382 → $41,421 (+7.9%)	$42,636 → $50,991 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $111,200 (+33.2%)	$93,300 → $83,300 (-10.7%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $483 (-20.9%)	$584 → $764 (+30.8%)

Calhoun County

Population

7,2956,158

Median household income

$38,382$41,421

Median home value

$83,500$111,200

Median gross rent

$611$483

Gilmer County

Population

8,0417,376

Median household income

$42,636$50,991

Median home value

$93,300$83,300

Median gross rent

$584$764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Gilmer County
Under 5	4.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	12.1%
18 to 24	5.7%	11.7%
25 to 34	8.5%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.3%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.7%
55 to 64	16.9%	13.0%
65 to 74	16.1%	10.3%
75 and over	10.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Gilmer County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	79.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	14.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Gilmer County
No high school diploma	14.1%	18.5%
High school graduate	55.2%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	14.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Gilmer County
Drove alone	91.6%	73.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	15.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	2.8%
Other means	0.5%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Gilmer County
1-unit, detached	70.5%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	27.1%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Gilmer County
Poverty rate	33.4%	12.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	38	33
Median year structure built	1974	1974