DeKalb County vs Dubois County

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

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

DeKalb County has the higher population (43,584 vs 43,563 in Dubois County). Dubois County has the higher median household income ($71,918 vs $70,080 in DeKalb County). Dubois County has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $177,900 in DeKalb County).

Population, income & housing

	DeKalb County	Dubois County
Population	43,584	43,563
Median age	38.4 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,080	$71,918
Median home value	$177,900	$212,500
Median gross rent	$828	$801
Housing units	18,280	18,715
Homeownership rate	82.3%	76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeKalb County	Dubois County
Population	42,927 → 43,584 (+1.5%)	42,543 → 43,563 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$56,421 → $70,080 (+24.2%)	$60,666 → $71,918 (+18.5%)
Median home value	$124,300 → $177,900 (+43.1%)	$156,500 → $212,500 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $828 (+18.1%)	$660 → $801 (+21.4%)

DeKalb County

Population

42,92743,584

Median household income

$56,421$70,080

Median home value

$124,300$177,900

Median gross rent

$701$828

Dubois County

Population

42,54343,563

Median household income

$60,666$71,918

Median home value

$156,500$212,500

Median gross rent

$660$801

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeKalb County	Dubois County
Under 5	6.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.8%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.3%	10.7%
75 and over	6.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeKalb County	Dubois County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	87.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeKalb County	Dubois County
No high school diploma	7.7%	10.8%
High school graduate	42.2%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeKalb County	Dubois County
Drove alone	82.8%	84.7%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.4%	4.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeKalb County	Dubois County
1-unit, detached	78.9%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	4.4%
20 or more units	3.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	DeKalb County	Dubois County
Poverty rate	10.1%	9.5%
Average household size	2.53	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1975	1981