Calhan is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 736 people and three associated neighborhoods, Calhan is the 192nd largest community in Colorado.
Housing costs in Calhan are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.
Also of interest is that Calhan has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Calhan has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Calhan has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Calhan than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Calhan may be for you.
One downside of living in Calhan, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.73 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Calhan doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Calhan is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.33% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Calhan in 2022 was $34,716, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,864 for a family of four. However, Calhan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Calhan is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Calhan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calhan residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Calhan include Irish, German, European, English, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Calhan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.