Calhoun Falls

Population: 1,897
Median household income: $35,527
Median home value: $62,500

Located in Abbeville County, South Carolina, Calhoun Falls is a community with a population of 1,897. Its median household income of $35,527 runs below the Abbeville County figure of $52,112.

From 2019 to 2023, Calhoun Falls's population grew 12.1% from 1,692 to 1,897, while its median home value rose 35.6% from $46,100 to $62,500.

Owners occupy 60.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,897
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $35,527
Median home value: $62,500
Median gross rent: $476
Housing units: 992
Homeownership rate: 60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6921,897

Median household income

$23,919$35,527

Median home value

$46,100$62,500

Median gross rent

$532$476

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,692	$23,919	$46,100	$532
2020	1,814	$24,861	$51,200	$523
2021	1,878	$28,700	$71,500	$419
2022	1,939	$30,078	$64,400	$478
2023	1,897	$35,527	$62,500	$476

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	125	6.6%
5 to 17	231	12.2%
18 to 24	259	13.7%
25 to 34	175	9.2%
35 to 44	156	8.2%
45 to 54	282	14.9%
55 to 64	351	18.5%
65 to 74	236	12.4%
75 and over	82	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	707	37.3%
Black or African American	1,109	58.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	81	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.0%

High school graduate47.0%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	282	22.0%
High school graduate	603	47.0%
Some college or associate's	263	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	120	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	646	87.5%
Carpooled	42	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	5.8%
Other means	5	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	62	8.9%
15 to 29 min	371	53.4%
30 to 44 min	53	7.6%
45 to 59 min	116	16.7%
60+ min	93	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 15.6% (296 of 1,897)

	Count	Share
Family households	421	53.4%
Nonfamily households	368	46.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	789	79.5%
Vacant	203	20.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	480	60.8%
Renter-occupied	309	39.2%

1-unit, detached60.1%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	596	60.1%
1-unit, attached	2	0.2%
2 to 4 units	116	11.7%
5 to 19 units	39	3.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	239	24.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4510720
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 34.0930, -82.5965