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Calhoun County, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Calhoun County, West Virginia has a population of 6,048 across 279 square miles, down 5.6 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $148.6 m in 2024, 86 establishments operate here.
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Calhoun County
How many people live in Calhoun County
- Population6,048
- Households2,525
- Average household size2.40
- Median household income$43,980
- Median age48.6
- Median gross rent$473 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$100,500
- Home value to household income2.3 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over4,620
- Population under 181,147
- Share under 1819.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,597
- Share 65 and over26.4 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 643,304
- Civilian labor force2,066
- Unemployment rate8.9 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over42.2 percent
- Rank by population among West Virginia counties53rd of 55
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2806th
Calhoun County is the 53rd largest of 55 West Virginia counties by population. A median home costs 2.3 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 26.4 percent against 19.0 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Calhoun County
Is Calhoun County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-5.64 percent
- Census 2020 base population6,224
- Births, 202459
- Deaths, 2024125
- Natural change, 2024-66
- Net domestic migration, 2024-2
- Net international migration, 2024-2
- Total net migration, 2024-4
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-60
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3026th
The county has lost 5.64 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Calhoun County
Where people moving to Calhoun County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving97
- People arriving, from those returns181
- Adjusted gross income arriving$3.6 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$37,588
- Largest single originCalhoun County Non-migrants (2,001 households)
- Largest single destination (2,001 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County Non-migrants | 2,001 | 4,267 | $101.8 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 74 | 136 | $2.5 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 23 | 45 | $1.1 m |
| Other flows - South | 23 | 45 | $1.1 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Calhoun County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Calhoun County
What the Calhoun County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$148.6 m
- County GDP, 2023$152.8 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-2.7 percent
- GDP change over five years23.9 percent
- Rank by GDP among West Virginia counties54th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2984th
- GDP per resident$24,578
Output grew -2.7 percent in the latest year and 23.9 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Calhoun County
Who employs people in Calhoun County
- Covered employment, annual average1,175
- Establishments reporting144
- Average annual pay$51,568
- Average weekly wage$992
- Sector 23, employment145
- Sector 23, average annual pay$101,184
- Sector 44-45, employment124
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$24,748
- Sector 56, employment23
- Sector 56, average annual pay$28,488
- Sector 31-33, employment16
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$23,603
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 23 | 145 | 11 | $101,184 |
| Sector 44-45 | 124 | 22 | $24,748 |
| Sector 56 | 23 | 5 | $28,488 |
| Sector 31-33 | 16 | 5 | $23,603 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 145 jobs, 12.3 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Calhoun County
What businesses operate in Calhoun County
- Establishments, all industries86
- Employment at those establishments801
- Annual payroll$42.9 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents14.2
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Calhoun County
What is being built in Calhoun County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202418
- Declared construction value permitted$5.4 m
- Single family units authorised18
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$302,641
- Units authorised per 1,000 households7.1
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Calhoun County
How big is Calhoun County
- Land area279 sq mi
- Rank by land area among West Virginia counties46th of 55
- Width, east to west15.8 mi
- Height, north to south28.9 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land22
- Establishments per square mile0.31
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Calhoun County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Calhoun County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population6,048
- Households2,525
- Average household size2.40
- Median household income$43,980
- Median age48.6
Common questions
Calhoun County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Calhoun County, West Virginia?
6,048, in 2,525 households, ranking 53rd of 55 West Virginia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Calhoun County growing?
The population has fallen 5.64 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 59 births against 125 deaths, with net migration of -4. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Calhoun County?
$43,980. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $100,500, which is 2.3 times income, and median gross rent is $473 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Calhoun County?
86 establishments, employing 801 people with an annual payroll of $42.9 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Calhoun County?
Average annual pay is $51,568, or $992 a week, across 1,175 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Calhoun County?
18 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $5.4 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Calhoun County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Calhoun County come from?
The largest single origin is Calhoun County Non-migrants, with 2,001 households. Arriving households report an average income of $37,588 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Calhoun County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Calhoun County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.