Bollinger County vs DeKalb County

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

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

DeKalb County has the higher population (11,176 vs 10,591 in Bollinger County). DeKalb County has the higher median household income ($69,093 vs $57,286 in Bollinger County). DeKalb County has the higher median home value ($167,500 vs $142,400 in Bollinger County).

Population, income & housing

	Bollinger County	DeKalb County
Population	10,591	11,176
Median age	44.3 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,286	$69,093
Median home value	$142,400	$167,500
Median gross rent	$677	$796
Housing units	5,047	4,277
Homeownership rate	80.1%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bollinger County	DeKalb County
Population	12,225 → 10,591 (-13.4%)	12,526 → 11,176 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$44,158 → $57,286 (+29.7%)	$55,918 → $69,093 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $142,400 (+28.5%)	$120,100 → $167,500 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $677 (+4.6%)	$656 → $796 (+21.3%)

Bollinger County

Population

12,22510,591

Median household income

$44,158$57,286

Median home value

$110,800$142,400

Median gross rent

$647$677

DeKalb County

Population

12,52611,176

Median household income

$55,918$69,093

Median home value

$120,100$167,500

Median gross rent

$656$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bollinger County	DeKalb County
Under 5	5.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.4%	14.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.9%
55 to 64	16.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.4%	10.0%
75 and over	8.3%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bollinger County	DeKalb County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	87.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bollinger County	DeKalb County
No high school diploma	13.8%	11.1%
High school graduate	47.9%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bollinger County	DeKalb County
Drove alone	78.3%	77.5%
Carpooled	12.7%	9.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	0.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	10.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bollinger County	DeKalb County
1-unit, detached	81.4%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.2%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Bollinger County	DeKalb County
Poverty rate	12.2%	8.7%
Average household size	2.67	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	35	31
Median year structure built	1979	1982