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Calhoun Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Calhoun Area is $19,595, which is lower than the state average of $25,427 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Calhoun Area median household income is $42,414. On average Calhoun Area residents spend 22.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #752

Calhoun Area	19,595 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Calhoun Area	26,974 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Calhoun Area	30,976 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Calhoun Area	22,296 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #576

Calhoun Area	42,414 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Calhoun Area	54,109 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Calhoun Area	5.29%
Georgia	16.28%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Calhoun Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Georgia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Calhoun Area		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.65%	$7,791, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.04%	$17,744, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.57%	$3,524, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.52%	$18,548, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Calhoun Area	47,893 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Calhoun Area	60,363 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Calhoun Area	Georgia	U.S.
White	$44,110, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$22,798, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$29,262, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
Asian	$60,729, see rank	$64,364	$73,244
One Race, Other	$16,987, see rank	$34,510	$40,300
Two or More Races	$24,741, see rank	$46,698	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Calhoun Area	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$28,824, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$44,892, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,507, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$33,118, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Calhoun Area	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	42,696, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	20,949, 49.07%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,302, 68.27%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	11, 0.05%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	14,291, 68.22%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,003, 90.99%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,288, 9.01%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,647, 31.73%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	21,747, 50.93%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,410, 52.47%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,410, 52.47%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,269, 90.00%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,141, 10.00%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,337, 47.53%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Calhoun Area	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	23,012, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	18,621, 80.92%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,016, 13.11%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	16, 0.07%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	265, 1.15%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	636, 2.76%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	458, 1.99%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Calhoun Area	22.3 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Calhoun Area	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	23,272	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	13,003, 55.87%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,704, 20.80%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,195, 9.19%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,719, 13.22%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	169, 1.30%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,528, 11.75%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,595, 35.34%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	10,269, 44.13%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,143, 30.61%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,787, 17.40%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,763, 36.64%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	36, 0.35%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,489, 14.50%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Calhoun Area	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	23,272, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	454, 1.95%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	2,023, 8.69%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,177, 30.84%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	690, 2.96%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,231, 9.59%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,320, 5.67%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	213, 0.92%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	600, 2.58%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,308, 5.62%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,151, 17.84%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,532, 6.58%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	876, 3.76%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	697, 3.00%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Calhoun Area	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	11,159	20.39%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,334	16.58%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.