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Calhoun County, Illinois

Calhoun County had 4,224 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 253.8 square miles of land. It ranks 100th of 102 in Illinois by population and 94th by land area.

Population
4,224
#100 of 102 in Illinois · #2,870 in US
Area
253.8 sq mi
#94 of 102 in Illinois · #2,899 in US
Density
17 / sq mi
#98 of 102 in Illinois · #2,348 in US
Median household income
$72,574
#30 of 102 in Illinois · #817 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Calhoun County within Illinois. Pin: Springfield.

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Calhoun County population, land area and income

Calhoun County had 4,224 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 253.8 square miles of land. It ranks 100th of 102 in Illinois by population and 94th by land area. That works out to 16.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Illinois has 24,447 residents, so Calhoun County has 17% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,574 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,224

3144th1st

2870th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

254 sq mi

3144th1st

2899th of 3,144 (US)

Density

16.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2348th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,574

3143rd1st

817th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Illinois (102)

Population

4,224

102nd1st

100th of 102 (IL)

Land area

254 sq mi

102nd1st

94th of 102 (IL)

Density

16.6 / sq mi

102nd1st

98th of 102 (IL)

Median household income

$72,574

102nd1st

30th of 102 (IL)

How Calhoun County's population changed since 2020

Calhoun County lost 179 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.1%. That ranks 97th of 102 in Illinois for growth. The median Illinois county changed by -1.7%, and the state as a whole by -0.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Calhoun County recorded 144 births and 329 deaths, a natural change of -185. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -22. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 185 people.

4,40320204,39220214,33520224,29320234,2242024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
144
Deaths
329
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
-22
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-69

Where Calhoun County is

The Census internal point of Calhoun County is at 39.164300, -90.666300. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Illinois's 102 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Calhoun County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Piatt County: -0.3%Hamilton County: -2.2%Williamson County: -0.1%Edgar County: -2.4%Macoupin County: -2.3%Marshall County: -1.3%Putnam County: +0.0%Richland County: -2.8%Washington County: -1.4%Lee County: -1.5%Douglas County: +0.2%Cook County: -1.6%Effingham County: -0.3%Edwards County: -3.6%Cass County: -2.0%Clay County: -3.4%Knox County: -2.2%LaSalle County: -0.9%Cumberland County: -1.3%Warren County: -3.7%Moultrie County: -0.9%Menard County: -2.5%Fayette County: -1.5%Boone County: -0.0%Lawrence County: -3.2%Marion County: -3.2%Champaign County: +3.0%Clark County: -2.4%Ford County: -0.4%Wayne County: -1.4%Logan County: -1.4%Grundy County: +2.5%Jasper County: -1.8%Crawford County: -1.3%McDonough County: -1.7%Clinton County: +0.5%Perry County: -3.0%Montgomery County: -2.2%Henry County: -2.0%Livingston County: -1.2%Scott County: -3.8%Alexander County: -11.2%Bureau County: -2.2%Brown County: +1.1%Mason County: -3.9%Calhoun County: -4.1%Greene County: -4.3%Coles County: -1.4%Kendall County: +8.2%Lake County: +0.7%Mercer County: -2.2%St. Clair County: -2.3%Wabash County: -3.0%Bond County: -1.7%DuPage County: +0.6%Gallatin County: -5.2%Stephenson County: -3.3%McHenry County: +1.9%White County: -3.0%Saline County: -3.9%Christian County: -2.2%Sangamon County: -1.0%Massac County: -3.6%Macon County: -2.9%Johnson County: -0.0%Jo Daviess County: -2.6%Peoria County: -1.0%DeKalb County: +1.0%Pope County: -1.5%De Witt County: -0.9%Schuyler County: -1.7%Fulton County: -3.1%Ogle County: -0.8%Jersey County: -1.6%Iroquois County: -3.3%Kankakee County: -0.9%Rock Island County: -1.1%Pulaski County: -5.8%Kane County: +0.9%Union County: -2.4%Whiteside County: -1.7%Woodford County: -0.3%Carroll County: -1.5%Adams County: -2.3%Hardin County: -2.6%Madison County: -1.0%Hancock County: -3.1%Monroe County: +0.0%Tazewell County: -1.1%Jackson County: -0.1%Vermilion County: -3.9%Randolph County: -0.6%McLean County: +0.5%Morgan County: -2.6%Shelby County: -1.7%Will County: +1.7%Winnebago County: -0.4%Jefferson County: -2.4%Stark County: -2.2%Henderson County: -4.5%Pike County: -2.6%Franklin County: -1.8%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.0%
  2. < -2.2%
  3. < -1.4%
  4. < -0.3%
  5. ≥ -0.3%
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Orange pin: Calhoun County internal point. Dark pin: Springfield.

Internal point

Decimal
39.164300, -90.666300
DMS
39°09'51.48"N 90°39'58.68"W
UTM
15N 701622.4E 4337603.4N
Geohash
9yzwbcdud
Plus code
86FF587M+PF

Towns in Calhoun County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Calhoun County. Its 4,224 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Calhoun County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Calhoun County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is St. Charles County, MO, with 423,726 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Springfield and the nearest big city

Springfield is 68.9 miles NE of Calhoun County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is St. Louis, MO (population 279,695), 43.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Troy, MO (population 14,963), 21.0 miles away.

Calhoun County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Calhoun County is 17013: state code 17 for Illinois plus county code 013. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,574.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Calhoun County, Illinois?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,224. That is down 179 people (4.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,403.

What is the FIPS code of Calhoun County?

17013. The first two digits (17) are Illinois; the last three (013) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Calhoun County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Calhoun County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Calhoun County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: St. Charles County, MO; Lincoln County, MO; Jersey County, IL; Pike County, MO; Pike County, IL; Greene County, IL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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