De Kalb

Population: 1,702
Median household income: $45,577
Median home value: $99,900

De Kalb is a community in Bowie County, Texas, home to 1,702 residents. At $45,577, its median household income sits below Bowie County's $59,295.

Between 2019 and 2023, De Kalb's population grew 14.2% from 1,490 to 1,702, while its median home value rose 30.9% from $76,300 to $99,900.

Households average 2.48 people. The median gross rent is $775.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,702
Median age: 30.8 yrs
Median household income: $45,577
Median home value: $99,900
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 860
Homeownership rate: 52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4901,702

Median household income

$33,421$45,577

Median home value

$76,300$99,900

Median gross rent

$620$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,490	$33,421	$76,300	$620
2020	1,616	$34,178	$78,600	$694
2021	1,617	$35,958	$85,000	$689
2022	1,610	$38,920	$92,700	$814
2023	1,702	$45,577	$99,900	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	142	8.3%
5 to 17	341	20.0%
18 to 24	197	11.6%
25 to 34	250	14.7%
35 to 44	164	9.6%
45 to 54	137	8.0%
55 to 64	145	8.5%
65 to 74	200	11.8%
75 and over	126	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	937	55.1%
Black or African American	369	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	68	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	323	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate42.1%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	141	13.8%
High school graduate	430	42.1%
Some college or associate's	318	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	86	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	47	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	459	80.8%
Carpooled	73	12.9%
Public transit	5	0.9%
Walked	4	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	1.8%
Other means	17	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	172	30.8%
15 to 29 min	204	36.6%
30 to 44 min	125	22.4%
45 to 59 min	24	4.3%
60+ min	33	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 20.7% (330 of 1,596)

	Count	Share
Family households	387	58.5%
Nonfamily households	275	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	662	77.0%
Vacant	198	23.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	347	52.4%
Renter-occupied	315	47.6%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other7.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	703	81.7%
1-unit, attached	8	0.9%
2 to 4 units	64	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	19	2.2%
Mobile home & other	66	7.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4819648
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.5074, -94.6165