De Kalb vs Scooba

A side-by-side comparison of De Kalb and Scooba: population, income, housing, and more.

De Kalb and Scooba are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

De Kalb has the higher population (921 vs 734 in Scooba). Since 2019, Scooba's population has grown faster (-16.4% vs -27.4%).

Population, income & housing

	De Kalb	Scooba
Population	921	734
Median age	40.3 yrs	20.4 yrs
Median household income	$29,978	—
Median home value	$72,900	—
Median gross rent	$733	$425
Housing units	429	175
Homeownership rate	76.6%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Kalb	Scooba
Population	1,268 → 921 (-27.4%)	878 → 734 (-16.4%)
Median household income	$36,875 → $29,978 (-18.7%)	$17,443 → $19,375 (+11.1%)
Median home value	$65,700 → $72,900 (+11.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$482 → $733 (+52.1%)	$388 → $425 (+9.5%)

De Kalb

Population

1,268921

Median household income

$36,875$29,978

Median home value

$65,700$72,900

Median gross rent

$482$733

Scooba

Population

878734

Median household income

$17,443$19,375

Median gross rent

$388$425

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Kalb	Scooba
Under 5	4.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	21.6%	4.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	63.6%
25 to 34	6.5%	2.7%
35 to 44	17.7%	6.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	2.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	3.7%
75 and over	10.2%	0.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Kalb	Scooba
White (non-Hispanic)	24.5%	31.5%
Black or African American	75.5%	67.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Kalb	Scooba
No high school diploma	12.3%	32.8%
High school graduate	36.0%	11.6%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Kalb	Scooba
Drove alone	90.3%	78.5%
Carpooled	5.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	16.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Kalb	Scooba
1-unit, detached	74.6%	45.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	28.6%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.2%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	De Kalb	Scooba
Poverty rate	24.8%	59.7%
Average household size	2.61	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1978	1981