Calhoun County vs Pendleton County

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

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

Calhoun County has the higher population (6,158 vs 6,111 in Pendleton County). Pendleton County has the higher median household income ($61,738 vs $41,421 in Calhoun County). Pendleton County has the higher median home value ($178,600 vs $111,200 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Pendleton County
Population	6,158	6,111
Median age	48.1 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,421	$61,738
Median home value	$111,200	$178,600
Median gross rent	$483	$754
Housing units	3,199	3,708
Homeownership rate	82.4%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Pendleton County
Population	7,295 → 6,158 (-15.6%)	7,001 → 6,111 (-12.7%)
Median household income	$38,382 → $41,421 (+7.9%)	$42,312 → $61,738 (+45.9%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $111,200 (+33.2%)	$122,800 → $178,600 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $483 (-20.9%)	$513 → $754 (+47.0%)

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

Pendleton County

Population

7,0016,111

Median household income

$42,312$61,738

Median home value

$122,800$178,600

Median gross rent

$513$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Pendleton County
Under 5	4.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	8.5%	7.9%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	16.2%
65 to 74	16.1%	15.8%
75 and over	10.0%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Pendleton County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Pendleton County
No high school diploma	14.1%	12.8%
High school graduate	55.2%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Pendleton County
Drove alone	91.6%	84.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	1.1%	7.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Pendleton County
1-unit, detached	70.5%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Pendleton County
Poverty rate	33.4%	16.3%
Average household size	2.57	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	38	30
Median year structure built	1974	1978