Calhoun County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History Chart»   «Population Projection Chart»   «Group Quarters»   «Census 2020 Redistricting Data (county level only)»
Estimate 2023:19,696More data
Estimate 2022:19,682 
Estimate 2021:19,782 
Census 2020: See note at the bottom of the page.20,106More data
Census 2010:21,381More data
Census 2000:20,647More data
Population of the County Seat (Port Lavaca)
Census 2020:11,557 
Census 2010:12,248 
Census 2000:12,035 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN CALHOUN COUNTY - 2023 Estimates (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Point Comfort city:562More data
Port Lavaca city:11,212More data
Seadrift city:1,009More data
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau)
Land Area:506.9More data
Water Area:525.7More data
Total Area:1,032.7More data
Population Density Per Square Mile
2020:39.66More data
Urban and Rural Population of the County, 2020 (Census Bureau)
Percent Urban:59.96More data
Percent Rural:40.04More data
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2023 (Census Bureau)     «Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin»
Percent Hispanic:50.5%More data
Race - 2023 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:88.9%More data
Percent African American Alone:3.2%More data
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:1.1%More data
Percent Asian Alone:5.2%More data
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.1%More data
Percent Multi-Racial:1.5%More data
Race and Ethnicity - 2023 (Census Bureau)
Percent Not Hispanic White Alone:40.8%More data
Percent Not Hispanic African American Alone:2.3%More data
Age - 2023 (Census Bureau Estimates)     «Age Groups Chart»
17 and Under:23.0%More data
65 and Older:20.0%More data
85 and Older:2.1%More data
Median Age:40.7More data
Income
Per Capita Income - 2023 (BEA):     «Per Capita Income History Chart»$59,827More data
Total Personal Income - 2023 (BEA):$1,178,347,000More data
Median Household Income - 2022 (Census Bureau):     «Median Household Income History Chart»$68,885More data
Poverty - 2023 (Census Bureau)     «Poverty Chart»
Percent of Population in Poverty:14.6%More data
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:21.9%More data
Educational Attainment (Census Bureau, 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate)     «ACS 5-Year Estimates, S1501, Educational Attainment (open in new window)»
Percent high school graduate and higher, Age 25 and over:82.5% 
Percent bachelor's degree or higher, Age 25 and over:16.9% 
Pay (BLS)     «Pay History Chart»
Average Annual Pay - 2023:$80,723More data
Average Annual Pay - 2022:$77,916 
Average Annual Pay - 2021:$75,229 
Average Annual Pay - 2020:$74,656 
Average Annual Pay - 2019:$69,405 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)     «Unemployment History Chart»
Unemployment Rate - 2023:3.3More data
Unemployment Rate - 2022:3.7 
Unemployment Rate - 2021:4.9 
Unemployment Rate - 2020:5.8 
Unemployment Rate - 2019:3.2 
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2023
Total County Tax Rate:     «Detailed Tax Rates»   «Tax Rate History with Chart»$0.560100More data
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»   «Levy History with Chart»$7,393,300,695More data
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$4,798,695,412More data
Total Actual Levy:$26,877,493More data
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History     «Sales Tax History Chart»
CY 2023:$3,539,974More data
CY 2022:$3,380,955 
CY 2021:$3,597,764 
CY 2020:$4,181,029 
CY 2019:$3,846,148 
ROAD INVENTORY WITHIN CALHOUN COUNTY (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2023
Mainlanes:173.737More data
Frontage Roads:0.930More data
On-System Subtotal:174.667More data
County Roads:220.624More data
City Streets:92.541More data
Toll Roads:0.000More data
Federal Roads:13.139More data
Off-System Subtotal:326.304More data
Center Line Miles, County Total:500.971More data
Lane Miles - 2023
Mainlanes:434.999More data
Frontage Roads:1.860More data
On-System Subtotal:436.859More data
County Roads:441.248More data
City Streets:185.082More data
Toll Roads:0.000More data
Federal Roads:26.278More data
Off-System Subtotal:652.608More data
Lane Miles, County Total:1,089.467More data
Miles Travelled on County Roads     «Mileage History with Chart»
LINKS TO ADDITIONAL DATA
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2022»
Gross Domestic Product (BEA):     «GDP 2022»
County Agricultural (USDA):     «Census of Agriculture Report 2022»     «2022 County Profile»
State & County QuickFacts (Census Bureau):     «Calhoun County QuickFacts»
State & County Narrative Profiles (Census Bureau):     «Narrative Profiles»
County History (Handbook of Texas Online):     «Calhoun County History»
Texas Almanac (Texas State Historical Association):     «Calhoun County»

Special Districts in Calhoun County.
School Districts in Calhoun County.
History of City Tax Rates in Calhoun County.

Airports in Calhoun County.
Hospitals in Calhoun County.
Prisons in Calhoun County.