De Kalb vs Red Lick

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

De Kalb and Red Lick 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 1,534 in Red Lick). Red Lick has the higher median household income ($136,250 vs $45,577 in De Kalb). Red Lick has the higher median home value ($307,000 vs $99,900 in De Kalb).

Population, income & housing

	De Kalb	Red Lick
Population	1,702	1,534
Median age	30.8 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$45,577	$136,250
Median home value	$99,900	$307,000
Median gross rent	$775	$1,718
Housing units	860	564
Homeownership rate	52.4%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Kalb	Red Lick
Population	1,490 → 1,702 (+14.2%)	1,078 → 1,534 (+42.3%)
Median household income	$33,421 → $45,577 (+36.4%)	$77,431 → $136,250 (+76.0%)
Median home value	$76,300 → $99,900 (+30.9%)	$197,300 → $307,000 (+55.6%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $775 (+25.0%)	$572 → $1,718 (+200.3%)

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

Red Lick

Population

1,0781,534

Median household income

$77,431$136,250

Median home value

$197,300$307,000

Median gross rent

$572$1,718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Kalb	Red Lick
Under 5	8.3%	7.8%
5 to 17	20.0%	20.1%
18 to 24	11.6%	10.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	6.4%
35 to 44	9.6%	16.3%
45 to 54	8.0%	18.1%
55 to 64	8.5%	7.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	8.0%
75 and over	7.4%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Kalb	Red Lick
White (non-Hispanic)	55.1%	82.5%
Black or African American	21.7%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Kalb	Red Lick
No high school diploma	13.8%	2.1%
High school graduate	42.1%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Kalb	Red Lick
Drove alone	80.8%	91.2%
Carpooled	12.9%	2.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	6.0%
Other means	3.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Kalb	Red Lick
1-unit, detached	81.7%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	21.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	De Kalb	Red Lick
Poverty rate	20.7%	3.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1971	1991