DeKalb County, Alabama (AL)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,846
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 19,771
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,658 (it was 5,342 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 778 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 93 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.9%), Educational, health and social services (19.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 81%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 55,62577.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 11,51516.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,5063.5%Two or more races
- 8851.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6851.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 6500.9%Some other race alone
- 1320.2%Asian alone
| Median resident age: | 39.6 years |
| Alabama median age: | 39.6 years |
| Males: 36,024 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 35,974 |  (50.0%) |
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| DeKalb County: | 2.0 people |
| Alabama: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $49,663 ($30,137 in 1999)
| This county: | $49,663 |
| Alabama: | $59,674 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $437 (lower quartile is $271, upper quartile is $535)
| This county: | $437 |
| State: | $693 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $157,700 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
| DeKalb: | $157,700 |
| Alabama: | $200,900 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,105Detached houses: $248,552
Here: $248,552 State: $273,076 Townhouses or other attached units: $135,400
Here: $135,400 State: $222,857 Mobile homes: $88,054
Here: $88,054 State: $77,780 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,125
Here: $32,125 State: $95,848
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $379
Institutionalized population: 630
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 49
- Burglaries: 41
- Thefts: 91
- Auto thefts: 37
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 36
- Burglaries: 47
- Thefts: 80
- Auto thefts: 30
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 60 buildings, average cost: $145,300
- 2021: 71 buildings, average cost: $120,500
- 2020: 78 buildings, average cost: $94,400
- 2019: 56 buildings, average cost: $109,900
- 2018: 67 buildings, average cost: $184,000
- 2017: 34 buildings, average cost: $172,500
- 2016: 22 buildings, average cost: $157,900
- 2015: 24 buildings, average cost: $137,400
- 2014: 31 buildings, average cost: $171,800
- 2013: 31 buildings, average cost: $146,700
- 2012: 23 buildings, average cost: $143,300
- 2011: 26 buildings, average cost: $130,500
- 2010: 32 buildings, average cost: $132,100
- 2009: 30 buildings, average cost: $125,700
- 2008: 47 buildings, average cost: $153,000
- 2007: 99 buildings, average cost: $168,500
- 2006: 85 buildings, average cost: $118,000
- 2005: 84 buildings, average cost: $120,600
- 2004: 87 buildings, average cost: $107,100
- 2003: 64 buildings, average cost: $111,300
- 2002: 78 buildings, average cost: $95,600
- 2001: 63 buildings, average cost: $105,700
- 2000: 57 buildings, average cost: $116,600
- 1999: 36 buildings, average cost: $101,600
- 1998: 75 buildings, average cost: $92,000
- 1997: 33 buildings, average cost: $91,200
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $517 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $458 (0.3%)
| DeKalb County: | 19.9% |
| Alabama: | 16.2% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 39.6 years old
(Males: 38.6 years old, Females: 40.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.9 years old, Black residents: 41.7 years old, American Indian residents: 22.7 years old, Asian residents: 33.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.1 years old, Other race residents: 29.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in DeKalb County is $345 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $579 a month.
Cities in this county include: Fort Payne, Rainsville, Henagar, Collinsville, Crossville, Sylvania, Fyffe, Powell, Geraldine, Ider.
2023 air pollution in DeKalb County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 9.6 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Socorro County, New Mexico 
, Itawamba County, Mississippi , Torrance County, New Mexico , Kiowa County, Oklahoma , Phillips County, Arkansas , St. Francis County, Arkansas .
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Alabama: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 1,696
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 5,048 (39.0% naturalized citizens)
| DeKalb County: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,7842010 or later
- 1,5852000 to 2009
- 1,5161990 to 1999
- 5451980 to 1989
- 851970 to 1979
- 152Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 22,625
- One, attached: 124
- Two: 564
- 3 or 4: 427
- 5 to 9: 291
- 10 to 19: 134
- 50 or more: 13
- Mobile homes: 6,368
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 476
Housing units in DeKalb County with a mortgage: 8,475 (283 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 234 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 262
| Here: | 3.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for DeKalb County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 32,536 | 144 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,925 | 36 |
| Catholic | 2,657 | 1 |
| Other | 252 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | - | 1 |
| None | 31,739 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 12
| DeKalb County: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 0.44 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 47
| DeKalb County: | 6.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 38
| This county: | 5.60 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| DeKalb County: | 11.1% |
| Alabama: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| DeKalb County: | 31.7% |
| State: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 20.7% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Agriculture in DeKalb County:
Average size of farms: 109 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $123,254
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $150.09
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.09%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 96.16%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $89,896
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.92%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.52%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38,531
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.28%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 27.65
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.85%
Corn for grain: 13305 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2444 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1080 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 14608 harvested acres
Vegetables: 767 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 21 acres
Earthquake activity:
DeKalb County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 121% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 10.0 miles away from DeKalb County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 9.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 110.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 139.2 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 193.8 miles away from DeKalb County center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 100.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Alabama Severe Thunderstorms, Incident Period: April 12, 2020 - April 13, 2020, FEMA Id: 4555, Natural disaster type: Storm
- Alabama Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4503, Natural disaster type: Other
- Alabama Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 20, 2019, FEMA Id: 4426, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2015 to December 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4251: January 21, 2016, FEMA Id: 4251, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2014 to May 05, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4176: May 02, 2014, FEMA Id: 4176, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3319: April 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3319, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1971: April 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 1971, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 24, 2010 to April 25, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1908: May 03, 2010, FEMA Id: 1908, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 10, 2009 to April 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1836: May 08, 2009, FEMA Id: 1836, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Alabama Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 25, 2009 to April 03, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1835: April 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 1835, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- 20 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in DeKalb County (30) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 21
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 20, Floods: 17, Tornadoes: 15, Winds: 9, Hurricanes: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Freeze: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 21,500 (81.2%)
- Carpooled: 2,647 (10.0%)
- Bus: 28 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 165 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 6 (0.0%)
- Walked: 309 (1.2%)
- Worked at home: 1,592 (6.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Manufacturing (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Production occupations (14%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
- Material moving occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (18%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (5%)
- Mexico (50%)
- Guatemala (35%)
- Honduras (6%)
- El Salvador (3%)
- Philippines (1%)
- Canada (1%)
- Germany (1%)
- American (21%)
- English (14%)
- Irish (8%)
- German (3%)
- European (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
- Scottish (1%)
People in group quarters in DeKalb County, Alabama in 2010:
- 422 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 200 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 138 people in group homes intended for adults
- 14 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 4 people in correctional residential facilities
- 4 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in DeKalb County, Alabama in 2000:
- 535 people in nursing homes
- 187 people in other group homes
- 77 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 65 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6.12% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,870 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.12% |
| Alabama average: | 6.87% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.42% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($22,791 average AGI)
2.70% relocated from other states ($21,078 average AGI)
DeKalb County: 2.70% Alabama average: 3.08%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Marshall County, AL |  0.96% ($35,347 average AGI) |
| from Jackson County, AL | 0.86% ($37,744) |
| from Etowah County, AL | 0.35% ($42,630) |
| from Cherokee County, AL | 0.29% ($48,000) |
| from Hamilton County, TN | 0.22% ($45,942) |
| from Madison County, AL | 0.17% ($47,615) |
| from Dade County, GA | 0.14% ($53,719) |
5.35% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($39,412 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.35% |
| Alabama average: | 6.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.58% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($26,860 average AGI)
1.76% relocated to other states ($12,552 average AGI)
DeKalb County: 1.76% Alabama average: 2.60%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Marshall County, AL | 0.95% ($34,839 average AGI) |
| to Jackson County, AL | 0.87% ($35,234) |
| to Etowah County, AL | 0.40% ($40,783) |
| to Cherokee County, AL | 0.36% ($41,349) |
| to Madison County, AL | 0.17% ($52,974) |
| to Hamilton County, TN | 0.13% ($40,300) |
| to Jefferson County, AL | 0.12% ($37,778) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,218 (9,102 aged, 3,116 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,521 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in DeKalb County, Alabama in 1999 - 2019:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (937)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (900)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (857)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (683)
- Congestive heart failure (659)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (588)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (358)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (290)
- Heart failure, unspecified (287)
- Unspecified dementia (221)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 93.0. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 64.9
- Other - 28.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 71,998- Male householders: 11,897 (2,851 living alone), Female householders: 14,562 (4,581 living alone)
12,556 spouses (12,556 opposite-sex spouses), 1,313 unmarried partners, (1,211 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 20,922 children (19,098 natural, 312 adopted, 1,512 stepchildren), 2,348 grandchildren, 1,336 brothers or sisters, 1,351 parents, 197 foster children, 1,172 other relatives, 3,474 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 870
Size of family households: 8,705 2-persons, 4,589 3-persons, 1,701 4-persons, 1,781 5-persons, 726 6-persons, 585 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,432 1-person, 810 2-persons, 130 3-persons.
9,770 married couples with children.
3,995 single-parent households (980 men, 3,015 women).
86.2% of residents of DeKalb speak English at home.
12.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $332,565,000 ($4,968 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,888,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $157,147,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $76,802,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,101,000
Federal grants: $80,780,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,005,000 ($149,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,730,000 ($1,079,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,787,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,774,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,491,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,919| Here: | 73 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,581
| Here: | 53 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +958
| Here: | +14 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +586
| Here: | +9 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 16.65 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.9 |
| State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in DeKalb County, Alabama
- 1952020 or later
- 2,4972010 to 2019
- 3,9902000 to 2009
- 5,4171990 to 1999
- 6,2221980 to 1989
- 4,3741970 to 1979
- 3,4461960 to 1969
- 2,7921950 to 1959
- 6411940 to 1949
- 1,4481939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in DeKalb County, Alabama
- 01 room
- 722 rooms
- 7213 rooms
- 1,2704 rooms
- 4,1745 rooms
- 4,7136 rooms
- 2,7387 rooms
- 2,0908 rooms
- 3,4669+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeKalb County, Alabama
- 121 room
- 92 rooms
- 6863 rooms
- 2,2384 rooms
- 1,7025 rooms
- 1,2866 rooms
- 8087 rooms
- 1898 rooms
- 2859+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in DeKalb County, Alabama
- 97no bedroom
- 7421 bedroom
- 3,1072 bedrooms
- 11,7573 bedrooms
- 2,6374 bedrooms
- 9045+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeKalb County, Alabama
- 12no bedroom
- 3681 bedroom
- 3,7032 bedrooms
- 2,7963 bedrooms
- 3104 bedrooms
- 265+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in DeKalb County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,185no vehicle
- 3,9291 vehicle
- 7,0442 vehicles
- 4,8183 vehicles
- 1,6324 vehicles
- 6365+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in DeKalb County in renter-occupied apartments
- 263no vehicle
- 3,0651 vehicle
- 2,4892 vehicles
- 7223 vehicles
- 3774 vehicles
- 2995+ vehicles
90.2% of DeKalb County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Alabama.
| DeKalb County: | 90.2% |
| State average: | 87.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 47,303
- Other state: 18,850
- Northeast: 749
- Midwest: 2,743
- South: 12,794
- West: 2,564
- 67.1%Electricity
- 17.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.3%Utility gas
- 1.1%Wood
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 78.7%Electricity
- 12.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.6%Utility gas
- 1.3%No fuel used
- 1.1%Wood
- 0.2%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 853
| Here: | 10.2% |
| Alabama: | 14.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 707
| Here: | 18.5% |
| Alabama: | 16.3% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 226
| Here: | 10.1% |
| Alabama: | 14.6% |
DeKalb County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $1,546,000
Other: $1,524,000
Solid Waste Management: $358,000
Solid Waste Management: $295,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,834,000
General - Other: $2,408,000
Police Protection: $2,152,000
Police Protection: $1,829,000
Regular Highways: $1,756,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,676,000
Regular Highways: $1,629,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,364,000
Financial Administration: $1,351,000
Financial Administration: $1,264,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $428,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $379,000
Central Staff Services: $362,000
Central Staff Services: $356,000
Health - Other: $343,000
Health - Other: $281,000
General Public Buildings: $160,000
Parks and Recreation: $27,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,588,000
Other: $931,000
General Local Government Support: $14,000
General Local Government Support: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $366,000
Interest on Debt: $319,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Police Protection: $8,310,000
Other - Regular Highways: $7,085,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $994,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $636,000
Other - Health - Other: $401,000
Other - Water Utilities: $312,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $155,000
Other - Libraries: $120,000
Other - Libraries: $100,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $1,069,000
Water Utilities: $283,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $806,000
Other: $734,000
Transit Utilities: $80,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,245,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,620,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,980,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,330,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $650,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $450,000
Special Assessments: $211,000
Rents: $105,000
Special Assessments: $60,000
Interest Earnings: $53,000
Rents: $52,000
Sale of Property: $44,000
Interest Earnings: $23,000
Fines and Forfeits: $15,000
Fines and Forfeits: $11,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $293,000
Central Staff Services: $266,000
Police Protection: $256,000
Financial Administration: $124,000
Correctional Institutions: $119,000
Police Protection: $110,000
General Public Building: $34,000
Regular Highways: $33,000
Central Staff Services: $33,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,206,000
Cash and Securities: $7,821,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $650,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $4,210,000
General Local Government Support: $3,603,000
Highways: $3,009,000
Highways: $2,939,000
Other: $1,607,000
Other: $939,000
- Tax - Property: $4,640,000
Property: $4,071,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,958,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,801,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,228,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,165,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,133,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,098,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $436,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $430,000
Other: $305,000
Other: $295,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $45,000
Other Selective Sales: $44,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $44,000
Other Selective Sales: $40,000
Severance: $31,000
Other License: $20,000
Severance: $19,000
Other License: $18,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $7,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,274,000
: $7,289,000
DeKalb County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $1,546,000
Other: $1,524,000
Solid Waste Management: $358,000
Solid Waste Management: $295,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,834,000
General - Other: $2,408,000
Police Protection: $2,152,000
Police Protection: $1,829,000
Regular Highways: $1,756,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,676,000
Regular Highways: $1,629,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,364,000
Financial Administration: $1,351,000
Financial Administration: $1,264,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $428,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $379,000
Central Staff Services: $362,000
Central Staff Services: $356,000
Health - Other: $343,000
Health - Other: $281,000
General Public Buildings: $160,000
Parks and Recreation: $27,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,588,000
Other: $931,000
General Local Government Support: $14,000
General Local Government Support: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $366,000
Interest on Debt: $319,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Police Protection: $8,310,000
Other - Regular Highways: $7,085,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $994,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $636,000
Other - Health - Other: $401,000
Other - Water Utilities: $312,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $155,000
Other - Libraries: $120,000
Other - Libraries: $100,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $1,069,000
Water Utilities: $283,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $806,000
Other: $734,000
Transit Utilities: $80,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,245,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,620,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,980,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,330,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $650,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $450,000
Special Assessments: $211,000
Rents: $105,000
Special Assessments: $60,000
Interest Earnings: $53,000
Rents: $52,000
Sale of Property: $44,000
Interest Earnings: $23,000
Fines and Forfeits: $15,000
Fines and Forfeits: $11,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $293,000
Central Staff Services: $266,000
Police Protection: $256,000
Financial Administration: $124,000
Correctional Institutions: $119,000
Police Protection: $110,000
General Public Building: $34,000
Regular Highways: $33,000
Central Staff Services: $33,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,206,000
Cash and Securities: $7,821,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $650,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $4,210,000
General Local Government Support: $3,603,000
Highways: $3,009,000
Highways: $2,939,000
Other: $1,607,000
Other: $939,000
- Tax - Property: $4,640,000
Property: $4,071,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,958,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,801,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,228,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,165,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,133,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,098,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $436,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $430,000
Other: $305,000
Other: $295,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $45,000
Other Selective Sales: $44,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $44,000
Other Selective Sales: $40,000
Severance: $31,000
Other License: $20,000
Severance: $19,000
Other License: $18,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $7,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,274,000
: $7,289,000
DeKalb County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $1,546,000
Other: $1,524,000
Solid Waste Management: $358,000
Solid Waste Management: $295,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,834,000
General - Other: $2,408,000
Police Protection: $2,152,000
Police Protection: $1,829,000
Regular Highways: $1,756,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,676,000
Regular Highways: $1,629,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,364,000
Financial Administration: $1,351,000
Financial Administration: $1,264,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $428,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $379,000
Central Staff Services: $362,000
Central Staff Services: $356,000
Health - Other: $343,000
Health - Other: $281,000
General Public Buildings: $160,000
Parks and Recreation: $27,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,588,000
Other: $931,000
General Local Government Support: $14,000
General Local Government Support: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $366,000
Interest on Debt: $319,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Police Protection: $8,310,000
Other - Regular Highways: $7,085,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $994,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $636,000
Other - Health - Other: $401,000
Other - Water Utilities: $312,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $155,000
Other - Libraries: $120,000
Other - Libraries: $100,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $1,069,000
Water Utilities: $283,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $806,000
Other: $734,000
Transit Utilities: $80,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,245,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,620,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,980,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,330,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $650,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $450,000
Special Assessments: $211,000
Rents: $105,000
Special Assessments: $60,000
Interest Earnings: $53,000
Rents: $52,000
Sale of Property: $44,000
Interest Earnings: $23,000
Fines and Forfeits: $15,000
Fines and Forfeits: $11,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $293,000
Central Staff Services: $266,000
Police Protection: $256,000
Financial Administration: $124,000
Correctional Institutions: $119,000
Police Protection: $110,000
General Public Building: $34,000
Regular Highways: $33,000
Central Staff Services: $33,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,206,000
Cash and Securities: $7,821,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $650,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $4,210,000
General Local Government Support: $3,603,000
Highways: $3,009,000
Highways: $2,939,000
Other: $1,607,000
Other: $939,000
- Tax - Property: $4,640,000
Property: $4,071,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,958,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,801,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,228,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,165,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,133,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,098,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $436,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $430,000
Other: $305,000
Other: $295,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $45,000
Other Selective Sales: $44,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $44,000
Other Selective Sales: $40,000
Severance: $31,000
Other License: $20,000
Severance: $19,000
Other License: $18,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $7,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,274,000
: $7,289,000
DeKalb County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $1,546,000
Other: $1,524,000
Solid Waste Management: $358,000
Solid Waste Management: $295,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $2,834,000
General - Other: $2,408,000
Police Protection: $2,152,000
Police Protection: $1,829,000
Regular Highways: $1,756,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,676,000
Regular Highways: $1,629,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,364,000
Financial Administration: $1,351,000
Financial Administration: $1,264,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $428,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $379,000
Central Staff Services: $362,000
Central Staff Services: $356,000
Health - Other: $343,000
Health - Other: $281,000
General Public Buildings: $160,000
Parks and Recreation: $27,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,588,000
Other: $931,000
General Local Government Support: $14,000
General Local Government Support: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $366,000
Interest on Debt: $319,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Police Protection: $8,310,000
Other - Regular Highways: $7,085,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $994,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $636,000
Other - Health - Other: $401,000
Other - Water Utilities: $312,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $155,000
Other - Libraries: $120,000
Other - Libraries: $100,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $1,069,000
Water Utilities: $283,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $806,000
Other: $734,000
Transit Utilities: $80,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,245,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,620,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,980,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,330,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $650,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $450,000
Special Assessments: $211,000
Rents: $105,000
Special Assessments: $60,000
Interest Earnings: $53,000
Rents: $52,000
Sale of Property: $44,000
Interest Earnings: $23,000
Fines and Forfeits: $15,000
Fines and Forfeits: $11,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $293,000
Central Staff Services: $266,000
Police Protection: $256,000
Financial Administration: $124,000
Correctional Institutions: $119,000
Police Protection: $110,000
General Public Building: $34,000
Regular Highways: $33,000
Central Staff Services: $33,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,206,000
Cash and Securities: $7,821,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $650,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $4,210,000
General Local Government Support: $3,603,000
Highways: $3,009,000
Highways: $2,939,000
Other: $1,607,000
Other: $939,000
- Tax - Property: $4,640,000
Property: $4,071,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,958,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,801,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,228,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,165,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,133,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,098,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $436,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $430,000
Other: $305,000
Other: $295,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $45,000
Other Selective Sales: $44,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $44,000
Other Selective Sales: $40,000
Severance: $31,000
Other License: $20,000
Severance: $19,000
Other License: $18,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $7,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,274,000
: $7,289,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,454
- Number of aged recipients: 392
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,062
- Number of recipients under 18: 233
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,511
- Number of recipients older than 64: 710
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,195
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 946
| Most common first names in DeKalb County, AL among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 540 | 72.4 years |
| William | 446 | 74.7 years |
| John | 394 | 75.4 years |
| Mary | 359 | 78.3 years |
| Robert | 232 | 72.4 years |
| Charles | 185 | 68.8 years |
| George | 160 | 75.0 years |
| Thomas | 152 | 71.9 years |
| Willie | 138 | 76.3 years |
| Annie | 110 | 80.7 years |
| Most common last names in DeKalb County, AL among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 391 | 75.2 years |
| Jones | 205 | 76.0 years |
| Johnson | 202 | 75.7 years |
| Brown | 165 | 75.1 years |
| Williams | 148 | 74.1 years |
| Davis | 137 | 74.4 years |
| Hall | 101 | 75.0 years |
| Bailey | 96 | 77.9 years |
| Burt | 94 | 74.7 years |
| Harris | 92 | 75.1 years |
| Businesses in DeKalb County, AL | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 3 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 2 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
| Burger King | 2 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
| FedEx | 4 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
| Ford | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | Subway | 7 | |
| GameStop | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 4 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| Hardee's | 3 | U-Haul | 4 | |
| Hilton | 1 | UPS | 7 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 3 | Wendy's | 1 | |
DeKalb County on our top lists:
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"