DeKalb County, Missouri

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Key figures

Statistic	DeKalb County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,876	6,191,814	334,922,499	2425th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,826	$70,702	$80,734	1207th of 3,221
Median Age	42.2	39.0	38.9	1440th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.4%	32.4%	35.7%	2605th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$169,200	$230,300	$332,700	1824th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$817	$1,033	$1,413	1981st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.7%	12.6%	12.5%	2715th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	4.0%	5.2%	2846th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	25.8	90.1	n/a	2125th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.8%	4.5%	14.1%	2149th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.3	n/a	n/a	995th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.1%	68.1%	65.2%	2147th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.1	23.5	26.4	393rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.9%	13.0%	15.1%	1235th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.2%	n/a	n/a	1404th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.1%	46.5%	46.9%	1013th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.7%	n/a	n/a	2459th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in DeKalb County, Missouri

Statistic	DeKalb County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.5%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	23.7	40.1	61.4

Age in DeKalb County, Missouri

Statistic	DeKalb County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	42.2	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	19.8%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.7%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.5%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in DeKalb County, Missouri

Statistic	DeKalb County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	3,732	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.5%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.7%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.5%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.0%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	32.5%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in DeKalb County, Missouri

Statistic	DeKalb County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,990	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.6%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.2%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.7%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.0%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.8%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in DeKalb County, Missouri

Statistic	DeKalb County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	4,270	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.2%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.3%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.6%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.9%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	20.2%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,285	$1,948	n/a

Education in DeKalb County, Missouri

Statistic	DeKalb County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	10.6%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.5%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.6%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.4%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.9%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in DeKalb County, Missouri

Statistic	DeKalb County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.6%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.6%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.0%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.3%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.1%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in DeKalb County, Missouri

Statistic	DeKalb County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.8%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.6%	5.8%	16.7%

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