Based on the latest 2022 data from the US census, the current population of DeKalb is 40,486. DeKalb, Illinois is the 976th largest city in the US.
DeKalb is located entirely in DeKalb County.
The peak population of DeKalb was in 2010, when its population was 43,862. In 2010, DeKalb was the 819th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 976th largest city in the US. DeKalb is currently 7.7% smaller than it was in 2010.
DeKalb has grown 3.2% since the 2000. DeKalb, Illinois's growth is below average. 77% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
The total voting age population of DeKalb, Illinois, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 32,800. The voting age population is 49.4% male and 50.6% female.
According to the latest census statistics, 9.1% of the residents of DeKalb are 65 or older.
The racial demographics of DeKalb are 73.2% White, 14.3% Black, 4.6% Other, 4.4% Asian, 3.3% Two or more races and 0.2% American Indian. Additionally, 14.1% of the population identifies as Hispanic.
In DeKalb, 28.5% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 33.5%. On a per-household basis, 18.0% of families are below the poverty line in DeKalb.
Among those aged 16 and older, 65.9% of DeKalb residents are in the labor force.
Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 92.4% of DeKalb residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 38.9% have a bachelor's degree and 16.4% have a graduate or professional degree.
Among DeKalb residents aged 5 and older, 18.1% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 9.3% of residents speak Spanish at home, 3.5% speak an Indo-European language, and 3.1% speak an Asian language.
The unemployment rate in DeKalb is 9.5%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.
In DeKalb, 18.9% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.
The median household income in DeKalb is $45,020.
In DeKalb, 40.0% of housing units are occupied by their owners.
Renters occupy 60.0% of housing units in DeKalb.
Of all the housing units in DeKalb, 13.2% of them were build before 1940.
In DeKalb, 17.6% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 3,000 units.
The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in DeKalb is $903.
In DeKalb, 87.6% of households have an active broadband internet connection.
Year | Population | Rank in US |
---|---|---|
2021 | 40,486 | 976 |
2020 | 40,417 | 978 |
2019 | 42,847 | 904 |
2018 | 42,611 | 901 |
2017 | 43,193 | 882 |
2016 | 43,194 | 870 |
2015 | 43,211 | 867 |
2014 | 44,054 | 840 |
2013 | 43,849 | 840 |
2012 | 43,842 | 831 |
2011 | 43,800 | 825 |
2010 | 43,862 | 819 |
2000 | 39,196 | 819 |
1990 | 36,044 | 759 |
US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2021 |
---|---|---|---|
966 | Lebanon, Tennessee | 40,888 | 99.4% |
967 | Covington, Kentucky | 40,837 | -4.9% |
968 | Mount Juliet, Tennessee | 40,766 | 187.6% |
969 | Lancaster, Ohio | 40,763 | 14.8% |
970 | Lancaster, Texas | 40,728 | 56.6% |
971 | Brighton, Colorado | 40,693 | 91.0% |
972 | Annapolis, Maryland | 40,687 | 13.0% |
973 | Lynnwood, Washington | 40,592 | 19.9% |
974 | Westfield, Massachusetts | 40,575 | 1.2% |
975 | Bartlett, Illinois | 40,539 | 10.0% |
976 | DeKalb, Illinois | 40,486 | 3.2% |
977 | Romeoville, Illinois | 40,469 | 83.2% |
978 | Valley Stream, New York | 40,414 | 11.2% |
979 | Crystal Lake, Illinois | 40,411 | 5.3% |
980 | Lake Oswego, Oregon | 40,411 | 13.1% |
981 | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 40,388 | 11.5% |
982 | New Berlin, Wisconsin | 40,375 | 5.0% |
983 | Kearny, New Jersey | 40,370 | -0.3% |
984 | Olive Branch, Mississippi | 40,276 | 88.8% |
985 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas | 40,244 | -26.9% |
986 | Hurst, Texas | 40,055 | 10.2% |
US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2021 |
---|---|---|---|
464 | Bloomington | 78,283 | 19.1% |
466 | Evanston | 77,517 | 4.5% |
471 | Schaumburg | 77,082 | 2.3% |
483 | Arlington Heights | 76,000 | -0.6% |
500 | Bolingbrook | 73,597 | 29.1% |
540 | Decatur | 69,646 | -14.9% |
575 | Skokie | 66,422 | 4.8% |
577 | Palatine | 66,321 | 0.0% |
654 | Des Plaines | 59,459 | 4.1% |
684 | Orland Park | 57,850 | 12.5% |
695 | Oak Lawn | 57,013 | 3.2% |
703 | Berwyn | 55,772 | 3.3% |
712 | Mount Prospect | 55,541 | -1.1% |
726 | Tinley Park | 54,864 | 11.4% |
745 | Normal | 53,594 | 17.4% |
749 | Oak Park | 53,224 | 1.3% |
753 | Wheaton | 53,126 | -4.3% |
776 | Hoffman Estates | 51,350 | 3.3% |
806 | Downers Grove | 49,654 | 0.0% |
832 | Glenview | 47,856 | 10.8% |
873 | Plainfield | 45,398 | 230.2% |
876 | Elmhurst | 45,326 | 5.2% |
905 | Lombard | 43,891 | 2.9% |
930 | Buffalo Grove | 42,794 | -1.1% |
943 | Moline | 42,418 | -3.5% |
950 | Belleville | 41,751 | -1.4% |
975 | Bartlett | 40,539 | 10.0% |
976 | DeKalb | 40,486 | 3.2% |
977 | Romeoville | 40,469 | 83.2% |
979 | Crystal Lake | 40,411 | 5.3% |
1010 | Carol Stream | 39,333 | -2.8% |
1014 | Quincy | 39,131 | -3.8% |
1025 | Park Ridge | 38,810 | 2.7% |
1029 | Urbana | 38,681 | 2.2% |
1031 | Streamwood | 38,651 | 5.5% |
1034 | Wheeling | 38,499 | 6.1% |
1056 | Carpentersville | 37,598 | 20.7% |
1079 | Hanover Park | 36,774 | -3.9% |
1082 | Rock Island | 36,636 | -7.5% |
1126 | Addison | 35,353 | -2.9% |
1129 | Oswego | 35,316 | 154.1% |
1133 | Calumet City | 35,159 | -9.9% |
1152 | Northbrook | 34,587 | 3.1% |
1173 | Woodridge | 33,826 | 8.6% |
1194 | St. Charles | 33,009 | 16.8% |
1207 | Glendale Heights | 32,796 | 2.5% |
1220 | O'Fallon | 32,292 | 44.9% |
1229 | Elk Grove Village | 32,066 | -7.7% |
1255 | Mundelein | 31,560 | 1.4% |
1260 | Pekin | 31,448 | -7.2% |
1293 | Gurnee | 30,521 | 5.4% |
1300 | Niles | 30,345 | 1.0% |
1303 | Highland Park | 30,177 | -0.4% |
1308 | North Chicago | 30,029 | -16.5% |
1312 | Algonquin | 29,944 | 28.7% |
1318 | Galesburg | 29,712 | -11.8% |
1350 | Lake in the Hills | 28,945 | 20.2% |
1357 | Burbank | 28,789 | 3.1% |
1358 | Danville | 28,787 | -16.2% |
1368 | Glen Ellyn | 28,533 | 4.7% |
1371 | Lansing | 28,379 | 0.2% |
1392 | Huntley | 28,008 | 350.4% |
1411 | Wilmette | 27,587 | 0.0% |
1417 | Granite City | 27,484 | -13.9% |
1418 | New Lenox | 27,477 | 49.5% |
1424 | McHenry | 27,372 | 25.5% |
1439 | Round Lake Beach | 27,081 | 3.5% |
1447 | Chicago Heights | 26,905 | -17.8% |
1451 | Oak Forest | 26,793 | -5.0% |
1452 | Vernon Hills | 26,786 | 31.4% |
1487 | Lockport | 26,118 | 66.2% |
1490 | Batavia | 26,092 | 6.9% |
1519 | Woodstock | 25,646 | 26.2% |
1531 | Alton | 25,422 | -16.5% |
1534 | West Chicago | 25,370 | 6.2% |
1543 | Edwardsville | 25,218 | 12.7% |
1555 | Belvidere | 25,134 | 18.5% |
1574 | Morton Grove | 24,712 | 10.2% |
1590 | Homer Glen | 24,516 | 9.2% |
1591 | Zion | 24,494 | 6.4% |
1601 | Collinsville | 24,320 | -2.5% |
1607 | Melrose Park | 24,206 | 4.4% |
1613 | Westmont | 24,150 | -3.0% |
1626 | Elmwood Park | 23,945 | -5.6% |
1629 | Kankakee | 23,922 | -13.4% |
1630 | South Elgin | 23,917 | 44.6% |
1632 | Lisle | 23,887 | 5.6% |
1639 | Rolling Meadows | 23,781 | -3.5% |
1646 | Freeport | 23,650 | -10.4% |
1663 | Loves Park | 23,293 | 14.5% |
1672 | Maywood | 23,112 | -14.2% |
1691 | Machesney Park | 22,709 | 9.1% |
1694 | Roselle | 22,660 | -2.8% |
1699 | Yorkville | 22,594 | 243.0% |
1711 | Bloomingdale | 22,386 | 2.8% |
1722 | East Peoria | 22,276 | -1.7% |
1734 | Blue Island | 22,005 | -6.2% |
1735 | Villa Park | 21,992 | -1.5% |
1749 | Darien | 21,751 | -5.2% |
1751 | Carbondale | 21,741 | -17.1% |
1778 | Montgomery | 21,310 | 280.2% |
1781 | Park Forest | 21,261 | -9.5% |
1782 | Geneva | 21,247 | 7.4% |
1794 | East Moline | 21,136 | -1.5% |
1795 | Grayslake | 21,121 | 12.7% |
1801 | South Holland | 21,015 | -5.4% |
1805 | Dolton | 20,941 | -18.1% |
1839 | Libertyville | 20,500 | -1.5% |
1841 | Frankfort | 20,492 | 91.6% |
1849 | Crest Hill | 20,293 | 48.7% |
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