Calhoun County vs Wirt County

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

Calhoun County and Wirt 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 5,131 in Wirt County). Wirt County has the higher median household income ($54,688 vs $41,421 in Calhoun County). Wirt County has the higher median home value ($112,800 vs $111,200 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Wirt County
Population	6,158	5,131
Median age	48.1 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$41,421	$54,688
Median home value	$111,200	$112,800
Median gross rent	$483	$575
Housing units	3,199	2,723
Homeownership rate	82.4%	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Wirt County
Population	7,295 → 6,158 (-15.6%)	5,798 → 5,131 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$38,382 → $41,421 (+7.9%)	$46,048 → $54,688 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $111,200 (+33.2%)	$95,800 → $112,800 (+17.7%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $483 (-20.9%)	$454 → $575 (+26.7%)

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

Wirt County

Population

5,7985,131

Median household income

$46,048$54,688

Median home value

$95,800$112,800

Median gross rent

$454$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Wirt County
Under 5	4.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	5.9%
25 to 34	8.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.9%	16.0%
65 to 74	16.1%	13.7%
75 and over	10.0%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Wirt County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Wirt County
No high school diploma	14.1%	11.1%
High school graduate	55.2%	47.9%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Wirt County
Drove alone	91.6%	77.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	9.9%
Other means	0.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Wirt County
1-unit, detached	70.5%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Wirt County
Poverty rate	33.4%	18.3%
Average household size	2.57	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	38	32
Median year structure built	1974	1986