DeKalb County vs Talladega County

A side-by-side comparison of DeKalb County and Talladega County: population, income, housing, and more.

DeKalb County and Talladega County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Talladega County has the higher population (81,170 vs 71,946 in DeKalb County). Talladega County has the higher median household income ($56,249 vs $51,149 in DeKalb County). Talladega County has the higher median home value ($137,900 vs $135,500 in DeKalb County).

Population, income & housing

	DeKalb County	Talladega County
Population	71,946	81,170
Median age	39.6 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,149	$56,249
Median home value	$135,500	$137,900
Median gross rent	$683	$772
Housing units	30,853	38,285
Homeownership rate	76.8%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeKalb County	Talladega County
Population	71,310 → 71,946 (+0.9%)	80,387 → 81,170 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$40,440 → $51,149 (+26.5%)	$41,325 → $56,249 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$106,100 → $135,500 (+27.7%)	$105,300 → $137,900 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $683 (+8.8%)	$628 → $772 (+22.9%)

DeKalb County

Population

71,31071,946

Median household income

$40,440$51,149

Median home value

$106,100$135,500

Median gross rent

$628$683

Talladega County

Population

80,38781,170

Median household income

$41,325$56,249

Median home value

$105,300$137,900

Median gross rent

$628$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeKalb County	Talladega County
Under 5	5.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.6%
75 and over	6.7%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeKalb County	Talladega County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	62.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	31.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeKalb County	Talladega County
No high school diploma	21.1%	15.5%
High school graduate	33.6%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeKalb County	Talladega County
Drove alone	81.6%	82.6%
Carpooled	12.9%	10.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.8%	3.5%
Other means	0.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeKalb County	Talladega County
1-unit, detached	71.1%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	22.5%	26.0%

Poverty & households

	DeKalb County	Talladega County
Poverty rate	20.4%	17.7%
Average household size	2.74	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1984	1983