De Kalb vs Rushville

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

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

De Kalb has the higher population (532 vs 254 in Rushville). De Kalb has the higher median household income ($92,143 vs $58,750 in Rushville). De Kalb has the higher median home value ($127,100 vs $39,200 in Rushville).

Population, income & housing

	De Kalb	Rushville
Population	532	254
Median age	33.4 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$92,143	$58,750
Median home value	$127,100	$39,200
Median gross rent	$950	$630
Housing units	181	121
Homeownership rate	68.1%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Kalb	Rushville
Population	260 → 532 (+104.6%)	283 → 254 (-10.2%)
Median household income	$71,875 → $92,143 (+28.2%)	$51,250 → $58,750 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $127,100 (+55.0%)	$59,000 → $39,200 (-33.6%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $950 (+39.9%)	$546 → $630 (+15.4%)

De Kalb

Population

260532

Median household income

$71,875$92,143

Median home value

$82,000$127,100

Median gross rent

$679$950

Rushville

Population

283254

Median household income

$51,250$58,750

Median home value

$59,000$39,200

Median gross rent

$546$630

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Kalb	Rushville
Under 5	13.3%	3.1%
5 to 17	23.1%	22.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	4.3%
25 to 34	8.8%	9.8%
35 to 44	24.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	9.6%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	20.9%
65 to 74	2.6%	12.2%
75 and over	1.5%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Kalb	Rushville
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	89.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Kalb	Rushville
No high school diploma	6.9%	8.4%
High school graduate	54.3%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Kalb	Rushville
Drove alone	82.9%	81.7%
Carpooled	10.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	4.3%
Walked	2.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Kalb	Rushville
1-unit, detached	67.4%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.7%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	De Kalb	Rushville
Poverty rate	7.5%	21.3%
Average household size	3.20	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1959	1951