DeKalb vs Sandwich

A side-by-side comparison of DeKalb and Sandwich: population, income, housing, and more.

DeKalb and Sandwich are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

DeKalb has the higher population (40,464 vs 7,121 in Sandwich). Sandwich has the higher median household income ($77,027 vs $46,564 in DeKalb). Sandwich has the higher median home value ($239,600 vs $202,900 in DeKalb).

Population, income & housing

	DeKalb	Sandwich
Population	40,464	7,121
Median age	25.4 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,564	$77,027
Median home value	$202,900	$239,600
Median gross rent	$1,030	$1,044
Housing units	17,003	2,754
Homeownership rate	42.5%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeKalb	Sandwich
Population	42,908 → 40,464 (-5.7%)	7,297 → 7,121 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$45,020 → $46,564 (+3.4%)	$65,984 → $77,027 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$157,900 → $202,900 (+28.5%)	$171,000 → $239,600 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,030 (+14.1%)	$1,051 → $1,044 (-0.7%)

DeKalb

Population

42,90840,464

Median household income

$45,020$46,564

Median home value

$157,900$202,900

Median gross rent

$903$1,030

Sandwich

Population

7,2977,121

Median household income

$65,984$77,027

Median home value

$171,000$239,600

Median gross rent

$1,051$1,044

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeKalb	Sandwich
Under 5	5.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.9%	20.1%
18 to 24	29.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	13.3%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	16.6%
45 to 54	8.2%	9.9%
55 to 64	7.7%	10.8%
65 to 74	5.8%	10.6%
75 and over	5.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeKalb	Sandwich
White (non-Hispanic)	57.5%	86.0%
Black or African American	15.1%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeKalb	Sandwich
No high school diploma	10.4%	7.2%
High school graduate	23.9%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeKalb	Sandwich
Drove alone	74.4%	80.2%
Carpooled	12.3%	6.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	6.4%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.6%
Worked from home	4.7%	10.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeKalb	Sandwich
1-unit, detached	40.6%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	28.1%	1.2%
20 or more units	11.8%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	DeKalb	Sandwich
Poverty rate	25.7%	7.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1977	1976