Calhoun County, MI
Demographic and economic profile of Calhoun County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Calhoun County, MI, anchors its economy in manufacturing and goods production, with a labor force drawn from a county population of 133,846 and median worker earnings of $38,741—well below the national median, reflecting a cost-competitive workforce. Educational attainment skews toward high school completion (90.9%) rather than college degrees (22.2%), and labor force participation sits at 59.3% with an unemployment rate of 6.8%. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $151,500 and median gross rent of $937/month, though the county has seen a slight population decline of 0.5% over five years and carries a 14.2% poverty rate.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.5% since 2018
Calhoun County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone102,224 (76.4%)
- Black or African American Alone13,067 (9.8%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races7,483 (5.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race4,864 (3.6%)
- Asian Alone3,495 (2.6%)
- Some Other Race Alone2,106 (1.6%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish3,812
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island2,462
- 3.Other Indo-European657
- 4.German or other West Germanic617
- 5.Arabic226
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance13,886
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)12,755
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)7,022
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,505
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,368
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations19,892
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations13,168
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations10,831
- 4.Service Occupations10,601
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,970
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.18×)12,808
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.34×)1,260
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.12×)5,775
- 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)6,773
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)14,126
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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.