DeKalb is a city located in Illinois. DeKalb has a 2020 population of 39,576. DeKalb is currently declining at a rate of -0.89% annually and its population has decreased by -1.77% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 40,290 in 2010.
The average household income in DeKalb is $63,151 with a poverty rate of 26.44%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $889 per month, and the median house value is $165,500. The median age in DeKalb is 25 years, 25 years for males, and 24.9 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of DeKalbwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 30,827 | 71.76% |
Black or African American | 5,861 | 13.64% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 55 | 0.13% |
Asian | 1,588 | 3.70% |
Some Other Race | 2,091 | 4.87% |
Two or More Races | 2,539 | 5.91% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 15,839 | 2.45 | 41.2 |
Married | 5,074 | 3.3 | 75.3 |
Male | 649 | 3.27 | 40.5 |
Female | 2,081 | 3.45 | 21.4 |
Non Family | 8,035 | 1.59 | 24.9 |
3.22
Average Family Size
2.45
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 692 | 3.20% |
9th to 12th Grade | 1,158 | 5.36% |
High School Graduate | 4,830 | 22.34% |
Some College | 4,596 | 21.26% |
Associates Degree | 2,119 | 9.80% |
Bachelors Degree | 4,918 | 22.75% |
Graduate Degree | 3,303 | 15.28% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
Native American | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Asian | 622 | 592 | 473 |
2+ Races | 715 | 698 | 401 |
White | 15,730 | 14,842 | 6,281 |
Black | 1,909 | 1,815 | 546 |
Hispanic | 2,747 | 1,925 | 505 |
Other Race | 1,059 | 498 | 146 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among 2+ races people with a rate of 97.62%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among native american people with a rate of 90.00%.
$35,755
Average Earnings
$42,267
Average Male
$26,504
Average Female
81.99% of DeKalb residents speak only English, while 18.01% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 9.98% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Asian | 1,451 | 950 | 65.47% |
Black | 4,627 | 2,334 | 50.44% |
Native | 55 | 18 | 32.73% |
Hispanic | 6,069 | 1,481 | 24.40% |
White | 25,040 | 5,428 | 21.68% |
Other | 303 | NaN% | |
Multiple | 2,298 | 339 | 14.75% |
26.44%
Overall Poverty Rate
25.18%
Male Poverty Rate
27.68%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in DeKalb is Asian, with 65.47% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in DeKalb is Multiple, with 14.75% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.26%. Among those working part-time, it was 37.79%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 35.92%.
30.3%
Overall Marriage Rate
30.1%
Male Marriage Rate
30.5%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 1,393 | 5.41% |
Black | 129 | 3.13% |
Other Race | 59 | 3.16% |
Hispanic | 142 | 3.04% |
7.03%
Veteran Poverty Rate
16.61%
Veteran Disability Rate
67.7%
Labor Force Participation
61.5%
Employment Rate
9.2%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
71.89%
Born in DeKalb
90.82%
Native Born
9.18%
Foreign Born
6.22%
Non Citizen
2.96%
Naturalized
90.82% of DeKalb residents were born in the United States, with 71.89% having been born in Illinois. 6.22% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 2,579 | 0.00% | |
1900 | 5,904 | 3,325 | 8.63% |
1910 | 8,102 | 2,198 | 3.22% |
1920 | 7,871 | -231 | -0.29% |
1930 | 8,545 | 674 | 0.82% |
1940 | 9,146 | 601 | 0.68% |
1950 | 11,708 | 2,562 | 2.50% |
1960 | 18,486 | 6,778 | 4.67% |
1970 | 32,949 | 14,463 | 5.95% |
1980 | 33,157 | 208 | 0.06% |
1990 | 34,925 | 1,768 | 0.52% |
2000 | 39,018 | 4,093 | 1.11% |
2010 | 43,862 | 4,844 | 1.18% |
2011 | 43,505 | -357 | -0.81% |
2012 | 43,148 | -357 | -0.82% |
2013 | 42,791 | -357 | -0.83% |
2014 | 42,434 | -357 | -0.83% |
2015 | 42,077 | -357 | -0.84% |
2016 | 41,720 | -357 | -0.85% |
2017 | 41,363 | -357 | -0.86% |
2018 | 41,006 | -357 | -0.86% |
2019 | 40,649 | -357 | -0.87% |
2020 | 40,290 | -359 | -0.88% |
2021 | 39,933 | -357 | -0.89% |
2022 | 39,576 | -357 | -0.89% |