Dekalb County, IN Demographic Data
Dekalb County, IN Summary
Dekalb County is located in Indiana
- Population: 42,335
- Area: 363.85 sq. miles
- Land Area: 362.82 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 116.35 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 884.84 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Dekalb County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
21,347
50%
50.8
Male
21,142
50%
49.2
Total Population
42,489
323,128,000
Dekalb County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,588
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,930
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,195
7.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,961
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,541
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,956
11.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,217
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,152
14.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,175
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,510
5.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,645
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,933
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
686
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
31,833
74.9%
77.2
Female
16,174
50.8%
51.3
Male
15,659
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
30,306
71.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,785
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,264
14.7%
15.2
Female
3,465
55.3%
55.8
Male
2,799
44.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Dekalb County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
41,794
98.4%
96.8
White
41,184
96.9%
72.6
Black or African American
153
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
36
0.1%
0.8
Asian
155
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
15
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
30
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
26
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
6
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
20
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
58
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
266
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
695
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,144
2.7%
17.8
Mexican
854
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
140
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
28
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
122
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
41,345
97.3%
82.2
Dekalb County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
787
2.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,117
7.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
11,845
41.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,993
21.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,621
9.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,272
11.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,639
5.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,904
10.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
25,370
89.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,911
17.4%
31.2
Dekalb County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,691
25.7%
33.7%
Now Married
18,063
53.5%
47.5
Divorced
4,461
13.2%
11.0%
Separated
406
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
2,155
6.4
5.8%
Dekalb County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
38,658
96.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,243
3.1%
21.6%
Spanish
680
1.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
488
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
71
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.0%
1.1%
Dekalb County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
806
5.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
651
4.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,739
10.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,121
13.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,690
16.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,724
23.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,060
12.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,693
10.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
398
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
339
2.1%
6.4
Median household income
50,398
57,617
Per capita income
25,132
31,128
Dekalb County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
489
2.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,317
6.5%
9.8
Construction
1,148
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,634
17.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
748
3.7%
6.6
Information
431
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
6,806
33.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
867
4.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
844
4.2%
11.4
Public administration
344
1.7%
4.6
Retail trade
2,431
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
831
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
430
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,844
9.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,652
27.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,136
30.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,970
19.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,718
13.4%
18.1%
Dekalb County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
19,992
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
17,392
87.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,565
7.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
22
0.1%
5.1
Walked
243
1.2%
2.7
Other means
283
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
487
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.0
26.6
Dekalb County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
848
5.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,832
29.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,246
38.5%
37.1
3 or more
4,295
26.5%
21.0
Dekalb County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
16,221
91.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
12,406
76.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,815
23.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,424
8.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Dekalb County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
17,645
1 room
213
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
210
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
921
5.2%
9.1
4 rooms
1,841
10.4%
16.5
5 rooms
3,408
19.3%
19.8
6 rooms
3,112
17.6%
17.8
7 rooms
3,098
17.6%
12.0
8 rooms
2,227
12.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,615
14.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Dekalb County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
17,645
1-unit, detached
13,324
75.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
196
1.1%
5.9
2-units
818
4.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
596
3.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
480
2.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
279
1.6%
4.4
20 or more units
508
2.9%
9.0
Mobile home
1,444
8.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dekalb County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,720
32.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
584
3.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
928
5.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,193
6.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,144
12.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,792
10.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,987
16.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,054
11.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
165
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
78
0.4%
1.4%
Dekalb County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,541
52.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,668
16.4%
4.7
Electricity
3,889
24.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
189
1.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
56
0.3%
0.1
Wood
499
3.1%
1.9
Solar energy
18
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
319
2.0%
0.5
No fuel used
42
0.3%
1.1
Dekalb County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
8,129
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
69
0.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
148
1.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
179
2.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
262
3.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
950
11.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,438
30.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
4,083
50.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4,408
54.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,157
14.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
742
9.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
489
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,302
16.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
31
0.0%
0.0%
Dekalb County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,619
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
199
5.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
822
22.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,598
71.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
196
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
664
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
390
11.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
896
25.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
450
12.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
395
11.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
295
8.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,124
31.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
265
0.0%
0.0%
Dekalb County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
12,406
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,619
13.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,707
29.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,766
22.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,148
17.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,384
11.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
561
4.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
160
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
61
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
113,800
205,000