DeKalb

Population: 40,464
Median household income: $46,564
Median home value: $202,900

Located in DeKalb County, Illinois, DeKalb is a community with a population of 40,464. Its median household income of $46,564 runs below the DeKalb County figure of $69,022.

Between 2019 and 2023, DeKalb's population declined 5.7% from 42,908 to 40,464, while its median home value rose 28.5% from $157,900 to $202,900.

The typical home was built around 1977. 25.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,464
Median age: 25.4 yrs
Median household income: $46,564
Median home value: $202,900
Median gross rent: $1,030
Housing units: 17,003
Homeownership rate: 42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,90840,464

Median household income

$45,020$46,564

Median home value

$157,900$202,900

Median gross rent

$903$1,030

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,908	$45,020	$157,900	$903
2020	42,961	$44,223	$165,500	$889
2021	41,083	$45,591	$171,100	$943
2022	40,697	$47,410	$192,200	$1,003
2023	40,464	$46,564	$202,900	$1,030

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 2429.6%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,017	5.0%
5 to 17	6,010	14.9%
18 to 24	11,978	29.6%
25 to 34	5,395	13.3%
35 to 44	4,257	10.5%
45 to 54	3,328	8.2%
55 to 64	3,104	7.7%
65 to 74	2,354	5.8%
75 and over	2,021	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,261	57.5%
Black or African American	6,099	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	0.1%
Asian	1,524	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	65	0.2%
Two or more races	2,034	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,426	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate23.9%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,120	10.4%
High school graduate	4,882	23.9%
Some college or associate's	6,149	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,388	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,920	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.8%

Walked6.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,656	74.4%
Carpooled	2,424	12.3%
Public transit	160	0.8%
Walked	1,266	6.4%
Bicycle	47	0.2%
Worked from home	925	4.7%
Other means	215	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,354	49.8%
15 to 29 min	3,770	20.1%
30 to 44 min	2,758	14.7%
45 to 59 min	1,557	8.3%
60+ min	1,329	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 25.7% (9,362 of 36,426)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,835	48.9%
Nonfamily households	8,180	51.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,015	94.2%
Vacant	988	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,811	42.5%
Renter-occupied	9,204	57.5%

1-unit, detached40.6%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units28.1%

20 or more units11.8%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,896	40.6%
1-unit, attached	1,459	8.6%
2 to 4 units	1,493	8.8%
5 to 19 units	4,781	28.1%
20 or more units	2,006	11.8%
Mobile home & other	368	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1719161
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 41.9282, -88.7476