Calhoun County, IL
Demographic and economic profile of Calhoun County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Calhoun County is a small, rural Illinois county of 4,406 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $20,791 against a median household income of $93,203, suggesting significant out-of-county earnings—consistent with the mean commute time of 49.4 minutes. The labor force is limited, with participation at 53.3% and only 18.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though unemployment is low at 3.7% and the poverty rate is just 5.8%. Housing costs are minimal, with a median home value of $174,000 and median gross rent of $479/month, but the county has shed 9.3% of its population over five years, and a median age of 48.8 signals an aging base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-9.3% since 2018
Calhoun County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone4,086 (94.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race99 (2.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races71 (1.6%)
- Black or African American Alone64 (1.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone7 (0.2%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3 (0.1%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic13
- 2.Spanish10
- 3.Other Indo-European4
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island1
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance503
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining208
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)203
- 4.Construction (Group)168
- 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing150
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations741
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations387
- 3.Service Occupations304
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations250
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations229
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.91×)175
- 2.Construction (LQ 1.28×)164
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.23×)534
- 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.23×)152
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.12×)122
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.