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Illinois·DeKalb County
9 tracts·25K people·$205K median·1,419/mi²
White 56 · Hispanic 20 · Black 14 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 4 · Other 1
Living alone 38 · Other 35 · Married couple 26
Health 39 · Retail 23 · Professional 14 · Leisure 11 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Service 26 · Production · transport 18 · Sales · office 17 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 24 · Walk 8 · Work from home 6 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in DeKalb is $204,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
DeKalb has 40,443 residents across 6 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 26.1; the population is 56.4% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Black, 5.3% Multiracial, 4.0% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 33.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.9% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Jefferson Elem School (33%), Littlejohn Elem School (14%) and Founders Elementary School (13%) lead the elementary schools; Huntley Middle School (18%) and Clinton Rosette Middle School (12%) lead the middle schools; DeKalb High School is the high school with reported scores (17%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,029/month, 35% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in DeKalb is $46,481 a year, 46% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In DeKalb, median rent is $1,029/month and the median home value is $204,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
DeKalb reported 4.3 violent crimes and 25.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 38 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in DeKalb are cold wave (99), tornado (98) and inland flooding (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In DeKalb, 8.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).