DeKalb County, Indiana (IN)

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• • 40,33993.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3353.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,2202.8%Two or more races
  • 1870.4%Asian alone
  • 940.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 270.06%Some other race alone
  • 200.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $191,315

Here:	$191,315
State:	$227,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $178,234

Here:	$178,234
State:	$203,135

In 2-unit structures: $120,329

Here:	$120,329
State:	$155,658

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $72,580

Here:	$72,580
State:	$181,418

Mobile homes: $43,321

Here:	$43,321
State:	$73,721

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 7
• Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2018 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 28
• Thefts: 78
• Auto thefts: 21

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,078 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $927 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in DeKalb County is $444 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $564 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $776 a month.

Cities in this county include: Auburn, Garrett, Butler, Waterloo, St. Joe, Corunna, Altona.

Neighboring counties: Barnstable County, Massachusetts , Newport County, Rhode Island , Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania , Trinity County, California , Mercer County, Illinois .

Current college students: 1,537
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 522 (61.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1142010 or later
• 832000 to 2009
• 1231990 to 1999
• 831980 to 1989
• 541970 to 1979
• 54Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,572
• One, attached: 94
• Two: 387
• 3 or 4: 367
• 5 to 9: 523
• 10 to 19: 172
• 20 to 49: 364
• 50 or more: 177
• Mobile homes: 1,549

Housing units in DeKalb County with a mortgage: 9,073 (528 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 482 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 264

Religion statistics for DeKalb County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in DeKalb County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2009 to March 14, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1832: April 22, 2009, FEMA Id: 1832, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 07, 2008 to March 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1740: January 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 1740, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Indiana Snow, Incident Period: February 12, 2007 to February 14, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3274: March 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3274, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 01, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1573: January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2004 to June 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1520: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1520, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3162: January 24, 2001, FEMA Id: 3162, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Indiana Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3135: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3135, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Indiana Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 1996 to May 25, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1125: July 03, 1996, FEMA Id: 1125, Natural disaster type: Flood
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.80% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,052 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.11% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($38,128 average AGI)
1.69% relocated from other states ($10,925 average AGI)

DeKalb County:	1.69%
Indiana average:	2.58%

from Allen County, IN	2.30% ($59,178 average AGI)
from Noble County, IN	0.96% ($41,836)
from Steuben County, IN	0.94% ($40,335)
from LaGrange County, IN	0.16% ($34,172)
from Williams County, OH	0.12% ($51,619)
from Whitley County, IN	0.12% ($48,619)

6.28% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,006 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.73% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($34,242 average AGI)
1.55% relocated to other states ($11,764 average AGI)

DeKalb County:	1.55%
Indiana average:	2.46%

to Allen County, IN	2.05% ($49,467 average AGI)
to Steuben County, IN	0.95% ($39,910)
to Noble County, IN	0.89% ($45,886)
to Whitley County, IN	0.15% ($36,519)
to Defiance County, OH	0.12% ($57,455)
to LaGrange County, IN	0.11% ($46,500)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in DeKalb County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,278 (2,223 living alone), Female householders: 7,883 (2,177 living alone)

• 9,237 spouses (9,188 opposite-sex spouses), 1,478 unmarried partners, (1,374 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,639 children (11,371 natural, 368 adopted, 895 stepchildren), 1,103 grandchildren, 209 brothers or sisters, 240 parents, 0 foster children, 421 other relatives, 532 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 450

Size of family households: 5,642 2-persons, 2,763 3-persons, 1,925 4-persons, 1,007 5-persons, 354 6-persons, 256 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,398 1-person, 808 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 9 5-persons.

7,219 married couples with children.
2,305 single-parent households (791 men, 1,514 women).

96.4% of residents of DeKalb speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $144,438,000 ($3,478 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,482,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,076,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,456,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,494,000
Federal grants: $15,909,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,345,000 ($153,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,157,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,386,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,509,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,029,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.37 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in DeKalb County, Indiana
• 222020 or later
• 1,1872010 to 2019
• 2,3772000 to 2009
• 2,5551990 to 1999
• 1,8981980 to 1989
• 2,2821970 to 1979
• 1,3761960 to 1969
• 1,3391950 to 1959
• 6161940 to 1949
• 4,5141939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in DeKalb County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in DeKalb County, Indiana
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 2713 rooms
• 1,0724 rooms
• 2,6665 rooms
• 2,9376 rooms
• 2,6047 rooms
• 1,7438 rooms
• 2,8859+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeKalb County, Indiana
• 251 room
• 1302 rooms
• 4073 rooms
• 9474 rooms
• 7905 rooms
• 2646 rooms
• 3037 rooms
• 1728 rooms
• 929+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in DeKalb County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in DeKalb County, Indiana
• 3no bedroom
• 1371 bedroom
• 2,2222 bedrooms
• 8,4483 bedrooms
• 2,8304 bedrooms
• 4915+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeKalb County, Indiana
• 26no bedroom
• 6641 bedroom
• 1,5232 bedrooms
• 7163 bedrooms
• 1794 bedrooms
• 225+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in DeKalb County, Indiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in DeKalb County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 339no vehicle
• 3,1691 vehicle
• 5,6762 vehicles
• 3,0693 vehicles
• 1,2254 vehicles
• 6785+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in DeKalb County in renter-occupied apartments
• 480no vehicle
• 1,6131 vehicle
• 6692 vehicles
• 3203 vehicles
• 314 vehicles
• 235+ vehicles

88.3% of DeKalb County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Indiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 33,536
• Other state: 9,122
• Northeast: 618
• Midwest: 5,235
• South: 2,549
• West: 720

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 491
• Number of aged recipients: 19
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 472
• Number of recipients under 18: 119
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 341
• Number of recipients older than 64: 31
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 150
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 223