County profile
Calhoun County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#479 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 49% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
48,331
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,482
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$62.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
133,408
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$63.2k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
22.9%±1.1%
Poverty rate
13.9%±1.1%
Business applications
1,620 · 2025
Retail establishments
436
32.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Decker Manufacturing CorporationIndustrials$48.0M72BHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing33%
Health care23%
Food & accommodation18%
Retail trade15%
Other services5%
Transportation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
133,408
residents · 2025 · -0.6% since 2020
Income per capita $50.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+8
International migration+1,017
Natural change−1,817
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.7B2019
$6.7B2020
$7.2B2021
$7.9B2022
$8.6B2023
$9.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$162.8k±$2.9k
Median gross rent
$968/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
10.5%±0.9%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$28.1M
120 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
74.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 97Hail 90Tornado 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3272016
3452017
3632018
3852019
4012020
4572021
5172022
5572023
6022024
6172025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 11% since 20211082021
952022
1312023
912024
1202025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.7 km
I-69
Nearest freight rail
1.7 km
AMTK
Nearest port
109.4 km
MACATAWA BAY DK & TERM CO. WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
44.9 km
KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$62.3k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Calhoun?
Calhoun's economy produced $9.1B in 2024, growing 5.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.