DeKalb County vs LaGrange County

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

DeKalb County and LaGrange 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 40,596 in LaGrange County). LaGrange County has the higher median household income ($83,741 vs $70,080 in DeKalb County). LaGrange County has the higher median home value ($249,500 vs $177,900 in DeKalb County).

Population, income & housing

	DeKalb County	LaGrange County
Population	43,584	40,596
Median age	38.4 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,080	$83,741
Median home value	$177,900	$249,500
Median gross rent	$828	$816
Housing units	18,280	15,023
Homeownership rate	82.3%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeKalb County	LaGrange County
Population	42,927 → 43,584 (+1.5%)	39,193 → 40,596 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$56,421 → $70,080 (+24.2%)	$64,498 → $83,741 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$124,300 → $177,900 (+43.1%)	$195,900 → $249,500 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $828 (+18.1%)	$709 → $816 (+15.1%)

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

LaGrange County

Population

39,19340,596

Median household income

$64,498$83,741

Median home value

$195,900$249,500

Median gross rent

$709$816

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeKalb County	LaGrange County
Under 5	6.5%	8.8%
5 to 17	17.8%	23.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	10.3%	8.6%
75 and over	6.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeKalb County	LaGrange County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeKalb County	LaGrange County
No high school diploma	7.7%	39.4%
High school graduate	42.2%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeKalb County	LaGrange County
Drove alone	82.8%	48.7%
Carpooled	10.5%	28.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	1.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	7.5%
Worked from home	4.4%	8.1%
Other means	1.0%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeKalb County	LaGrange County
1-unit, detached	78.9%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	DeKalb County	LaGrange County
Poverty rate	10.1%	5.7%
Average household size	2.53	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1975	1982