De Kalb vs Nash

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

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

Nash has the higher population (3,952 vs 1,702 in De Kalb). De Kalb has the higher median household income ($45,577 vs $36,705 in Nash). Nash has the higher median home value ($144,200 vs $99,900 in De Kalb).

Population, income & housing

	De Kalb	Nash
Population	1,702	3,952
Median age	30.8 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$45,577	$36,705
Median home value	$99,900	$144,200
Median gross rent	$775	$929
Housing units	860	1,705
Homeownership rate	52.4%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Kalb	Nash
Population	1,490 → 1,702 (+14.2%)	3,464 → 3,952 (+14.1%)
Median household income	$33,421 → $45,577 (+36.4%)	$36,382 → $36,705 (+0.9%)
Median home value	$76,300 → $99,900 (+30.9%)	$118,100 → $144,200 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $775 (+25.0%)	$836 → $929 (+11.1%)

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

Nash

Population

3,4643,952

Median household income

$36,382$36,705

Median home value

$118,100$144,200

Median gross rent

$836$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Kalb	Nash
Under 5	8.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	20.0%	25.1%
18 to 24	11.6%	8.7%
25 to 34	14.7%	28.3%
35 to 44	9.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	8.0%	5.8%
55 to 64	8.5%	8.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	2.7%
75 and over	7.4%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Kalb	Nash
White (non-Hispanic)	55.1%	35.6%
Black or African American	21.7%	46.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Kalb	Nash
No high school diploma	13.8%	7.0%
High school graduate	42.1%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Kalb	Nash
Drove alone	80.8%	95.2%
Carpooled	12.9%	4.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	0.1%
Other means	3.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Kalb	Nash
1-unit, detached	81.7%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.7%
20 or more units	2.2%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	De Kalb	Nash
Poverty rate	20.7%	26.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	24	15
Median year structure built	1971	1992