Calhoun County, SC Population

Overview

14,198

Total Population

45.8

Median age

50.69%

Female population %

97.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

63.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

563

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Calhoun County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Calhoun County is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Calhoun County's population under 18 was 19.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Calhoun County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Calhoun County, 15.93% were under the age of 15, 15.68% aged 15 to 29, 45.47% aged 30 to 64, 21.16% aged 65 to 84, and 1.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 196 more females than males in Calhoun County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.69% females and 49.31% males in Calhoun County, SC.
The Calhoun County, SC gender ratio is 97.3:100 i.e. 97.3 men to 100 women (0.973).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 672.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 720.

Calhoun County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Calhoun County population: 56.13% are White, 39.74% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.09% are Asian, 0.74% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.99% are some other race and 2.08% are multiracial.
Calhoun County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 563 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,635 (96.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Calhoun County is White with a population of 7,97 (56.13% of the total population).

Calhoun County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 15,195 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Calhoun County's population decreased by 48 (0.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Calhoun County's population decreased by 985 (6.52%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Calhoun County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 14,113.