DeKalb County, Indiana

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Key figures

Statistic	DeKalb County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	43,807	6,851,073	334,922,499	1122nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,331	$71,957	$80,734	883rd of 3,221
Median Age	38.4	38.1	38.9	2498th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.2%	29.5%	35.7%	1958th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$194,100	$218,200	$332,700	1467th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$861	$1,062	$1,413	1667th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.5%	12.3%	12.5%	2534th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	4.3%	5.2%	1563rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	120.7	191.2	n/a	859th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	6.3%	14.1%	2323rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.9	n/a	n/a	1498th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.1%	70.6%	65.2%	344th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.3	24.1	26.4	2276th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.0%	10.7%	15.1%	2667th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.4%	n/a	n/a	2033rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.8%	47.3%	46.9%	728th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.8%	n/a	n/a	1711th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in DeKalb County, Indiana

Statistic	DeKalb County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.1%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.3	41.4	61.4

Age in DeKalb County, Indiana

Statistic	DeKalb County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	38.4	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	24.1%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.4%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in DeKalb County, Indiana

Statistic	DeKalb County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	17,096	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	69.6%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.7%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.2%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	25.9%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in DeKalb County, Indiana

Statistic	DeKalb County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,553	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.8%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.5%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.5%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.1%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.3%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in DeKalb County, Indiana

Statistic	DeKalb County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	18,384	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.7%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.9%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.0%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.9%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.4%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,205	$1,614	n/a

Education in DeKalb County, Indiana

Statistic	DeKalb County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	7.1%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.6%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.1%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.2%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in DeKalb County, Indiana

Statistic	DeKalb County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.4%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.4%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.8%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.9%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in DeKalb County, Indiana

Statistic	DeKalb County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.7%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.1%	8.1%	16.7%

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