Statewide Claims to Fame

DeKalb County is 2nd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

DeKalb County is 5th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

DeKalb County is 10th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Home median value

DeKalb County is 12th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Foreign born residents

DeKalb County is 12th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - Asian

DeKalb County is 12th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

DeKalb County is 13th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

DeKalb County is 14th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

DeKalb County is 18th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

DeKalb County is 19th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Households

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Illinois US
Current population (2012) 104,704 20th 12,875,255 313,914,040
Size in square miles 631.3 30th 55,518.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 166.6 19th 231.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Illinois US
Residents younger than 5 6.0% 34th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.8% 66th 23.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 10.4% 100th 13.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Illinois US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 91.2% 12th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 28.2% 14th 30.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Illinois US
Race - White 88.3% 81st 77.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 6.9% 27th 14.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 21st 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.6% 12th 5.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 2nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 27th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 10.5% 13th 16.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 78.9% 83rd 63.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Illinois US
Female residents 50.2% 59th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 7.3% 12th 13.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Illinois US
Housing units 41,377 19th 5,297,318 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 28.3% 5th 32.9% 25.9%
Households 38,011 19th 4,773,002 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 62.8% 97th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $188,100 10th $198,500 $186,200
People per household 2.5 24th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 43 37th 13,797 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Illinois US
Income per capita $24,547 44th $29,376 $27,915
Income per household $54,436 19th $56,576 $52,762
Income below poverty line 15.9% 26th 13.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
DeKalb County Rank Illinois US
Non-farm private establishments 1,952 19th 312,437 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 25,295 20th 5,038,462 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 7,815 20th 1,123,817 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,090,171 19th $165,450,520 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,351 42nd $12,947 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $128,175 18th $25,469,026 $613,795,732

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