De Kalb vs Redwater

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

De Kalb and Redwater 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 957 in Redwater). Redwater has the higher median household income ($48,942 vs $45,577 in De Kalb). De Kalb has the higher median home value ($99,900 vs $89,700 in Redwater).

Population, income & housing

	De Kalb	Redwater
Population	1,702	957
Median age	30.8 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$45,577	$48,942
Median home value	$99,900	$89,700
Median gross rent	$775	$796
Housing units	860	414
Homeownership rate	52.4%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Kalb	Redwater
Population	1,490 → 1,702 (+14.2%)	1,145 → 957 (-16.4%)
Median household income	$33,421 → $45,577 (+36.4%)	$51,313 → $48,942 (-4.6%)
Median home value	$76,300 → $99,900 (+30.9%)	$86,300 → $89,700 (+3.9%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $775 (+25.0%)	$967 → $796 (-17.7%)

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

Redwater

Population

1,145957

Median household income

$51,313$48,942

Median home value

$86,300$89,700

Median gross rent

$967$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Kalb	Redwater
Under 5	8.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	20.0%	22.4%
18 to 24	11.6%	8.3%
25 to 34	14.7%	19.0%
35 to 44	9.6%	7.5%
45 to 54	8.0%	13.6%
55 to 64	8.5%	12.4%
65 to 74	11.8%	5.7%
75 and over	7.4%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Kalb	Redwater
White (non-Hispanic)	55.1%	88.9%
Black or African American	21.7%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Kalb	Redwater
No high school diploma	13.8%	11.2%
High school graduate	42.1%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Kalb	Redwater
Drove alone	80.8%	88.0%
Carpooled	12.9%	6.1%
Public transit	0.9%	1.4%
Walked	0.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	2.4%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Kalb	Redwater
1-unit, detached	81.7%	55.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	2.2%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	33.6%

Poverty & households

	De Kalb	Redwater
Poverty rate	20.7%	18.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1971	1984