Calhoun is a tiny town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 670 people and two associated neighborhoods, Calhoun is the 267th largest community in Louisiana. Much of the housing stock in Calhoun was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Calhoun economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Calhoun, where the median household income is $138,372.00.Calhoun is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.58% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Calhoun is a town of managers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Calhoun who work in business and financial occupations (29.18%), food service (28.88%), and sales jobs (12.46%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Calhoun is worth considering. Being a small town, Calhoun does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Calhoun citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.38% of adults in Calhoun have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Calhoun in 2022 was $54,172, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $216,688 for a family of four. Calhoun is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Calhoun home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calhoun residents report their race to be White. Calhoun also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.86% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Calhoun include French, German, English, Irish, and Yugoslavian. The most common language spoken in Calhoun is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
