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!) Calhan 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. Calhan has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Calhan than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Calhan may be for you.
In Calhan, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.73 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Calhan doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Calhan is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.33% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Calhan in 2022 was $34,716, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,864 for a family of four. However, Calhan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Calhan is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Calhan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Calhan residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Calhan include Irish, German, European, English, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Calhan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
