Calvin, VA Demographics

Population 18 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Calvin

Household size in Calvin

Household size, people per household
PeriodCalvinVirginiaU.S.
2006–102.672.632.68
2010–142.122.682.73
2015–192.382.682.71
2020–241.942.622.65
Change−0.73−0.01−0.03
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Calvin is a place of small households, averaging 1.94 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.67, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Calvin

Median age, years
PeriodCalvinVirginiaU.S.
2006–1043.738.237.7
2010–1455.339.038.6
2015–1956.140.039.6
2020–2461.640.340.1
Change+17.9+2.1+2.3
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With a median age of 61.6, Calvin is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Calvin

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodCalvinVirginiaU.S.
2006–102.5%11.1%12.3%
2010–149.2%11.0%12.3%
2015–199.2%10.5%11.6%
2020–244.3%10.7%11.6%
Change+1.8 pts−0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Calvin: 4.3% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Calvin

Renters in Calvin

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodCalvinVirginiaU.S.
2006–1010.7%31.1%33.3%
2010–1419.4%33.3%35.6%
2015–1924.0%33.7%36.0%
2020–2410.4%32.7%34.8%
Change−0.2 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Calvin is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 10.4% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 76.0% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Calvin

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodCalvinVirginiaU.S.
2006–1018.6%10.3%11.4%
2010–1415.7%10.2%11.4%
2015–1930.8%9.7%11.1%
2020–2419.3%8.7%9.6%
Change+0.7 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 19.3% of the housing in Calvin, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Calvin

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodCalvinVirginiaU.S.
2006–10194919781974
2010–14195819801975
2015–19195919811977
2020–24194519841980
Change−4+5+6
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The housing in Calvin is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1945, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Calvin

Rent, per month
PeriodCalvinVirginiaU.S.
2006–10$527$1,143$965
2010–14$486$1,238$1,040
2015–19$531$1,436$1,213
2020–24$1,203$1,743$1,571
Change+$676+$600+$606
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Rent in Calvin runs $1,203 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 27.8% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Calvin

Bachelor's degrees in Calvin

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodCalvinVirginiaU.S.
2006–106.9%35.2%28.4%
2010–1411.4%36.7%29.6%
2015–196.2%39.3%32.1%
2020–244.8%42.5%35.6%
Change−2.1 pts+7.3 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Calvin have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 4.8%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Calvin

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodCalvinVirginiaU.S.
2006–1082.2%86.8%84.9%
2010–1461.8%88.3%86.1%
2015–1966.7%89.9%87.7%
2020–2489.5%91.6%89.3%
Change+7.3 pts+4.7 pts+4.3 pts
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About as many adults in Calvin have finished high school as nationally: 89.5%, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in Virginia as a whole (91.6%).

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Calvin

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodCalvinVirginiaU.S.
2006–107.7%6.0%8.1%
2010–1416.3%7.0%9.4%
2015–1910.8%4.7%5.6%
2020–240.0%4.3%5.4%
Change−7.7 pts−1.7 pts−2.7 pts
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The survey found almost no one in Calvin out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Calvin compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Calvin1.9461.64.3%10.4%19.3%1945$1,2034.8%89.5%0.0%
Keokee2.0460.96.2%8.1%23.9%1953$1,2038.1%87.9%0.5%
Shepherd Hill2.4856.66.9%9.2%17.7%1946$1,2034.8%88.2%2.0%
Rawhide1.7165.010.8%0.0%47.2%1988$1,20322.8%82.4%0.0%
Holmes Mill2.2846.116.2%29.8%30.2%1966$65312.7%76.7%8.6%
Rutherford2.3244.014.0%32.3%26.5%1969$71912.1%78.3%12.8%
Exeter2.2550.112.7%26.0%17.6%1971$77212.0%76.3%11.8%
Dryden2.0750.413.7%15.7%21.5%1985$71421.2%87.6%9.3%
Lower Exeter2.2649.912.7%26.4%17.2%1971$76611.8%76.2%12.0%
Maness4.1141.514.6%6.7%12.9%1947$1,2034.8%84.6%8.0%
Closplint2.2846.116.2%29.8%30.2%1966$65312.7%76.7%8.6%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Calvin. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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