Calhoun County, Florida

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Calhoun County is a county in the United States of Florida. As of 2000 the population was 13017. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 13617, making it the fifth least populous county in Florida. Its area is just over 574.34 square miles (1487.53 sq km), of which, 567.31 square miles (1469.33 sq km) of it is land and 7.03 square miles (18.21 sq km) of it is water, making it Florida's tenth smallest county by total area.


As of the census of 2000, there were 13017 residents, 4468 households, and 3130 families in the county. The population density was 22.9 people per square mile (8.84/kmē), it is the eighth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Florida. There were 5250 housing units at an average density of 9.3 per square mile (3.59/kmē). The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.02. In the Calhoun County, 23.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 9% were 18 to 24, 31.5% were 25 to 44, 22.3% were 45 to 64, and 14% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 117.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.8 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 13617, The racial makeup of the county was 80.71% White, 15.97% Black or African American, 1.31% American Indian, 0.57% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, and 1.39% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26575, making it the fourth poorest county by median household income among the Florida. The median income for a family in the county was $32848, making it the seventh lowest county by median family income in Florida. The per capita income for the county was $12379, it would be the third lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Florida.

In 2000, 2907 pupils and students, of which 1471 are male and 1436 are female, 22.33% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 146 nursery or pri school, 159 kindergarten, 1352 elementary school, 853 high school and 397 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Altha Town	Calhoun County	1.47	1.43	0.04	506	354.8	12677	27917
2	Blountstown City	Calhoun County	3.19	3.19	0.01	2444	767.2	11498	23271

Year	Population
April 2000 census	13017
April 2000 Estimate	13017
July 2000 Estimate	13041
July 2001 Estimate	12688
July 2002 Estimate	12698
July 2003 Estimate	12938
July 2004 Estimate	13009
July 2005 Estimate	13302
July 2006 Estimate	13376
July 2007 Estimate	13558
July 2008 Estimate	13617

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	72	74	146
Kindergarten	73	86	159
Elementary school	683	669	1352
High school	498	355	853
College or graduate school	145	252	397

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Calhoun County, Florida	$26575	$32848	$12379
Florida, United States	$38819	$45625	$21557
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587