De Kalb vs Leary

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

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

De Kalb has the higher population (1,702 vs 564 in Leary). Leary has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $45,577 in De Kalb). Leary has the higher median home value ($164,800 vs $99,900 in De Kalb).

Population, income & housing

	De Kalb	Leary
Population	1,702	564
Median age	30.8 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$45,577	$53,750
Median home value	$99,900	$164,800
Median gross rent	$775	$875
Housing units	860	250
Homeownership rate	52.4%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Kalb	Leary
Population	1,490 → 1,702 (+14.2%)	550 → 564 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$33,421 → $45,577 (+36.4%)	$45,938 → $53,750 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$76,300 → $99,900 (+30.9%)	$66,100 → $164,800 (+149.3%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $775 (+25.0%)	$700 → $875 (+25.0%)

De Kalb

Population

1,4901,702

Median household income

$33,421$45,577

Median home value

$76,300$99,900

Median gross rent

$620$775

Leary

Population

550564

Median household income

$45,938$53,750

Median home value

$66,100$164,800

Median gross rent

$700$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Kalb	Leary
Under 5	8.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	20.0%	13.7%
18 to 24	11.6%	12.1%
25 to 34	14.7%	15.8%
35 to 44	9.6%	5.7%
45 to 54	8.0%	17.4%
55 to 64	8.5%	9.2%
65 to 74	11.8%	13.3%
75 and over	7.4%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Kalb	Leary
White (non-Hispanic)	55.1%	86.3%
Black or African American	21.7%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Kalb	Leary
No high school diploma	13.8%	24.6%
High school graduate	42.1%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Kalb	Leary
Drove alone	80.8%	80.4%
Carpooled	12.9%	11.6%
Public transit	0.9%	2.2%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	3.3%
Other means	3.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Kalb	Leary
1-unit, detached	81.7%	44.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	55.6%

Poverty & households

	De Kalb	Leary
Poverty rate	20.7%	17.6%
Average household size	2.48	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1971	1986