Calhoun is a county in the Florida Panhandle with a population of approximately 13,753. The largest city is Blounstown. Countywide, households have a median income of $41,526.
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A gap is the shortage of apartment homes based on current inventory and future construction. For the purposes of the data presented, housing supply gaps are broken down by income levels—based on how much those income groups can afford to pay for housing using HUD’s definition of household affordability. Read our full methodology here.
Currently there is a shortage of 242 apartments in Calhoun County regardless of income level. However, the overall shortage is not necessarily indicative of the inventory available to renters at lower income levels. The shortage is often larger for lower-income households. For households earning below $20,000 annually, the shortage is 230 units.
A future housing gap examines changes in population by income group based on state projections for 2030, as well as changes in supply based on average long-term production and loss of units through redevelopment and increases in price.
By 2030, estimates suggest that there will be a 450-unit gap for all households, and a shortage of 1,004 for households earning below $35,000 annually.
88% of all land used for homes in Calhoun County is currently single-family, while only 12% of residential land use supports apartment homes.
40.9% of Calhoun County households earn less than $35,000 per year, above the state average of 24.9%. 17.2% of households earn more than $100,000, compared with 32.3% of total Florida households.
23% of Calhoun County residents rent their homes, compared with 33% statewide.