DeKalb County vs Walker County

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

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

DeKalb County has the higher population (71,946 vs 64,886 in Walker County). Walker County has the higher median household income ($54,509 vs $51,149 in DeKalb County). DeKalb County has the higher median home value ($135,500 vs $131,100 in Walker County).

Population, income & housing

	DeKalb County	Walker County
Population	71,946	64,886
Median age	39.6 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,149	$54,509
Median home value	$135,500	$131,100
Median gross rent	$683	$743
Housing units	30,853	30,230
Homeownership rate	76.8%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeKalb County	Walker County
Population	71,310 → 71,946 (+0.9%)	64,110 → 64,886 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$40,440 → $51,149 (+26.5%)	$43,629 → $54,509 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$106,100 → $135,500 (+27.7%)	$104,300 → $131,100 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $683 (+8.8%)	$626 → $743 (+18.7%)

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

Walker County

Population

64,11064,886

Median household income

$43,629$54,509

Median home value

$104,300$131,100

Median gross rent

$626$743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeKalb County	Walker County
Under 5	5.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.3%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.6%
75 and over	6.7%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeKalb County	Walker County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	87.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	6.1%
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%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeKalb County	Walker County
No high school diploma	21.1%	17.1%
High school graduate	33.6%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeKalb County	Walker County
Drove alone	81.6%	83.6%
Carpooled	12.9%	10.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.8%	3.4%
Other means	0.6%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeKalb County	Walker County
1-unit, detached	71.1%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	22.5%	27.8%

Poverty & households

	DeKalb County	Walker County
Poverty rate	20.4%	18.0%
Average household size	2.74	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1984	1982