DeKalb, IL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	39,018	100.0

Male	19,306	49.5
Female	19,712	50.5

Under 5 years	2,098	5.4
5 to 9 years	1,863	4.8
10 to 14 years	1,671	4.3
15 to 19 years	5,558	14.2
20 to 24 years	10,714	27.5
25 to 34 years	5,463	14.0
35 to 44 years	3,804	9.7
45 to 54 years	2,976	7.6
55 to 59 years	954	2.4
60 to 64 years	767	2.0
65 to 74 years	1,464	3.8
75 to 84 years	1,156	3.0
85 years and over	530	1.4

Median age (years)	23.1	(X)

18 years and over	32,406	83.1
Male	15,883	40.7
Female	16,523	42.3
21 years and over	24,752	63.4
62 years and over	3,608	9.2
65 years and over	3,150	8.1
Male	1,203	3.1
Female	1,947	5.0

RACE
One race	38,201	97.9
White	31,015	79.5
Black or African American	3,543	9.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	94	0.2
Asian	1,804	4.6
Asian Indian	532	1.4
Chinese	451	1.2
Filipino	248	0.6
Japanese	48	0.1
Korean	197	0.5
Vietnamese	95	0.2
Other Asian ¹	233	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	49	0.1
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	0.0
Samoan	19	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	22	0.1
Some other race	1,696	4.3
Two or more races	817	2.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	31,684	81.2
Black or African American	3,788	9.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	242	0.6
Asian	2,001	5.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	83	0.2
Some other race	2,079	5.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	39,018	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,527	9.0
Mexican	2,928	7.5
Puerto Rican	195	0.5
Cuban	51	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	353	0.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	35,491	91.0
White alone	29,479	75.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	39,018	100.0
In households	31,644	81.1
Householder	13,081	33.5
Spouse	4,844	12.4
Child	7,290	18.7
Own child under 18 years	6,134	15.7
Other relatives	1,114	2.9
Under 18 years	290	0.7
Nonrelatives	5,315	13.6
Unmarried partner	747	1.9
In group quarters	7,374	18.9
Institutionalized population	380	1.0
Noninstitutionalized population	6,994	17.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	13,081	100.0
Family households (families)	6,572	50.2
With own children under 18 years	3,385	25.9
Married-couple family	4,844	37.0
With own children under 18 years	2,301	17.6
Female householder, no husband present	1,227	9.4
With own children under 18 years	852	6.5
Nonfamily households	6,509	49.8
Householder living alone	3,872	29.6
Householder 65 years and over	959	7.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,577	27.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,062	15.8

Average household size	2.42	(X)
Average family size	3.02	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	13,619	100.0
Occupied housing units	13,081	96.0
Vacant housing units	538	4.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	45	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	13,081	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,476	41.9
Renter-occupied housing units	7,605	58.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.67	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.24	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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