DeKalb County, Alabama

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Key figures

Statistic	DeKalb County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	72,269	5,086,768	334,922,499	773rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$51,204	$63,999	$80,734	2708th of 3,221
Median Age	39.5	39.3	38.9	2247th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.1%	28.4%	35.7%	2917th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$152,700	$209,900	$332,700	2196th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$693	$1,007	$1,413	2762nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.4%	15.6%	12.5%	359th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	4.7%	5.2%	1833rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	93.0	100.4	n/a	1032nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.8%	4.0%	14.1%	590th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.6	n/a	n/a	2528th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.3%	70.2%	65.2%	902nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.8	25.5	26.4	1469th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.4%	8.8%	15.1%	2809th of 3,222
Uninsured	19.5%	n/a	n/a	269th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.8%	46.1%	46.9%	722nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.9%	n/a	n/a	1698th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in DeKalb County, Alabama

Statistic	DeKalb County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17.1%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	37.7	52.8	61.4

Age in DeKalb County, Alabama

Statistic	DeKalb County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	39.5	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	24.0%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.6%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in DeKalb County, Alabama

Statistic	DeKalb County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	26,181	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	70.2%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.9%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.4%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.1%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	25.6%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in DeKalb County, Alabama

Statistic	DeKalb County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,490	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.3%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.9%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.7%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.9%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.4%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	47.9%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.7%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in DeKalb County, Alabama

Statistic	DeKalb County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	30,963	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.2%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.2%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.4%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.7%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.8%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$496	$788	n/a

Education in DeKalb County, Alabama

Statistic	DeKalb County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	20.8%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.7%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.4%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.9%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.2%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in DeKalb County, Alabama

Statistic	DeKalb County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.7%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.2%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.9%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.1%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.2%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in DeKalb County, Alabama

Statistic	DeKalb County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.9%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.3%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.1%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.9%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.1%	4.5%	16.7%

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