De Kalb vs New Boston

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

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

New Boston has the higher population (4,593 vs 1,702 in De Kalb). New Boston has the higher median household income ($57,344 vs $45,577 in De Kalb). De Kalb has the higher median home value ($99,900 vs $99,000 in New Boston).

Population, income & housing

	De Kalb	New Boston
Population	1,702	4,593
Median age	30.8 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,577	$57,344
Median home value	$99,900	$99,000
Median gross rent	$775	$746
Housing units	860	2,178
Homeownership rate	52.4%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Kalb	New Boston
Population	1,490 → 1,702 (+14.2%)	4,660 → 4,593 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$33,421 → $45,577 (+36.4%)	$46,320 → $57,344 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$76,300 → $99,900 (+30.9%)	$92,600 → $99,000 (+6.9%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $775 (+25.0%)	$579 → $746 (+28.8%)

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

New Boston

Population

4,6604,593

Median household income

$46,320$57,344

Median home value

$92,600$99,000

Median gross rent

$579$746

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Kalb	New Boston
Under 5	8.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	20.0%	18.6%
18 to 24	11.6%	12.8%
25 to 34	14.7%	9.1%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.6%
45 to 54	8.0%	13.5%
55 to 64	8.5%	7.1%
65 to 74	11.8%	9.8%
75 and over	7.4%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Kalb	New Boston
White (non-Hispanic)	55.1%	77.8%
Black or African American	21.7%	10.3%
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%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Kalb	New Boston
No high school diploma	13.8%	10.4%
High school graduate	42.1%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Kalb	New Boston
Drove alone	80.8%	69.7%
Carpooled	12.9%	21.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	6.8%
Other means	3.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Kalb	New Boston
1-unit, detached	81.7%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	De Kalb	New Boston
Poverty rate	20.7%	18.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1971	1979