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. Calhoun has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Calhoun, where the median household income is $133,476.00.Calhoun is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.27% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Calhoun is a town of managers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Calhoun who work in food service (31.80%), business and financial occupations (27.97%), and healthcare (11.88%). A relatively large number of people in Calhoun telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. 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!) Calhoun 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. Calhoun has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Calhoun than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Calhoun may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Calhoun doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Calhoun with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.38% of adults in Calhoun have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Calhoun in 2022 was $54,106, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $216,424 for a family of four. Calhoun is a somewhat 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 17.02% 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.
