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DeKalb is 13th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Income below poverty line

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
DeKalb Rank Illinois US
Current population (2012) 43,842 33rd 12,875,255 313,914,040
Size in square miles 14.7 50th 55,518.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 2,993.8 123rd 231.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
DeKalb Rank Illinois US
Residents younger than 5 6.0% 229th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 17.6% 327th 23.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 7.5% 309th 13.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
DeKalb Rank Illinois US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 91.0% 149th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 33.9% 119th 30.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
DeKalb Rank Illinois US
Race - White 74.9% 237th 77.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 12.8% 76th 14.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 139th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 4.1% 97th 5.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 63rd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.4% 112th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 12.5% 101st 16.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 68.9% 228th 63.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
DeKalb Rank Illinois US
Female residents 49.7% 298th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 10.1% 138th 13.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
DeKalb Rank Illinois US
Housing units 16,436 40th 5,297,318 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 46.0% 26th 32.9% 25.9%
Households 15,059 40th 4,773,002 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 44.3% 337th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $176,800 194th $198,500 $186,200
People per household 2.4 245th 2.6 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
DeKalb Rank Illinois US
Income per capita $19,120 308th $29,376 $27,915
Income per household $40,003 288th $56,576 $52,762
Income below poverty line 28.6% 13th 13.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
DeKalb Rank Illinois US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,258 93rd 1,123,817 27,092,908
Retail sales $618,001 54th $165,450,520 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $13,657 156th $12,947 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $69,600 62nd $25,469,026 $613,795,732

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