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DeKalb County
DeKalb County, Illinois
At a Glance
Population 100,420 County Seat DeKalb County Courthouse State FIPS 17 County FIPS 037 Num Towns 13 Census-Designated Places 0 Total Town Population 86,411 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 100,686 Median Age 31.8 Veterans 4,798 Housing Units 41,399 Uninsured 404 Net Migration (recent) -518 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 1,975 Total Employees 28,500 Avg Annual Pay $56,896 Median Household Income $68,617 Poverty Rate 15.4% Unemployment Rate 7.0% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $71,774 Federal Spending FY2024 $514,622,998 Federal Spending Per Capita $5,125
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $218,600 Median Rent $1,024 FMR Studio $952 FMR 1BR $1,058 FMR 2BR $1,388 FMR 3BR $1,891 FMR 4BR $2,331
Health & Safety
Hospitals 0 EMS Stations 42 Fire Stations 42 Police Stations 42 Adult Smoking 15.7% Adult Obesity 37.6% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 19.9 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 15.87 Electric Customers 5392477 Towns with Broadband Data 14 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 14
Community
Churches 77 Libraries 14 Historic Places (NRHP) N/A Homeless Population N/A Schools 63 SNAP Stores 81 Bank Branches 36
Agriculture
Total Farms 69 Land in Farms (acres) 286,640 Avg Farm Size (acres) 4,154.2 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (12)
Type Title Date DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-26 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING 2013-05-10 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2011-03-17 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2008-10-03 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2007-09-25 EM SNOW 2006-12-29 EM HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION 2005-09-07 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 1996-07-25 EM BLIZZARDS & SNOWSTORMS 1979-01-16
Detailed Topics
Communities in DeKalb County
DeKalb — pop 40,290Sycamore — pop 18,577Sandwich — pop 7,221Genoa — pop 5,298Cortland — pop 4,398Hinckley — pop 2,006Somonauk — pop 1,786Kirkland — pop 1,650Maple Park — pop 1,433Waterman — pop 1,433Malta — pop 1,143Shabbona — pop 863Lee — pop 313
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
