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Calhoun County, MS: population growth, jobs and income

Calhoun County lost 72 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.6%).

Calhoun County had an estimated 12,643 residents in 2025, down 4.4% (580 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Mississippi as a whole (−0.1%), and the 62nd fastest growth of 82 counties in Mississippi.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$662/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes16.9%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months32025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 22 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 1,702 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −28.4% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.5% in 2025, 1.7 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 2 new homes in 2025, or 0.2 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $43,125 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +6.9% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,875th.

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Calhoun County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202512,643−72
202412,715−24
202312,739−176
202212,915−60
202112,975−248
202013,223–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Calhoun County

Calhoun County lost 580 people since 2020; the biggest drag was domestic migration (−354).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−57−289
International migrationfrom and to other countries+8+77
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−22−354
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1−14
Total change−72−580

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn MississippiAmong U.S. counties
Population growth62nd of 822,875th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents42nd of 822,190th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth79th of 813,068th of 3,092
Median household income61st of 822,971st of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate13th of 82941st of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents51st of 782,672nd of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Calhoun County lost population faster than all 6 of its neighbouring counties (−4.4%, 2020–25).

Its median household income ($43,125, 2020–24) is lower than in all 6 of its neighbouring counties.

Calhoun County, MS and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Calhoun County, MS This county12,643−4.4%−1.70.2$43,125
Webster County, MS10,167+2.6%18.10.5$58,789
Chickasaw County, MS16,730−2.1%−1.50.4$43,586
Yalobusha County, MS12,375−0.6%−1.51.7$49,151
Pontotoc County, MS32,096+2.9%0.92.9$51,484
Lafayette County, MS59,597+6.6%−14.28.6$67,185
Grenada County, MS20,868−3.3%0.82.6$48,804

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Calhoun County growing?

No. Its population fell 4.4% between 2020 and 2025, about 580 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Mississippi as a whole changed −0.1% over the same years. That ranks 62nd of 82 counties in Mississippi for population growth.

How many people moved to Calhoun County?

On net, none in 2025: about 22 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Calhoun County?

It averaged 3.5% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Calhoun County?

About 12,643 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Calhoun County?

Private employers there had 1,702 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −28.4% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.