COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

DeKalb County

Indiana · 35,324 residents · 363 sq mi

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DeKalb County is a county of 35,324 people in Indiana. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $50,100. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.5% of people here. There are 4,961 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

35,324

−12%vs 2000

vs 40,285 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

363 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202444K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(2,727)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(2,965)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(2,872)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(2,679)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(2,280)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(6,032)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(5,358)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(3,312)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(2,877)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(2,335)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(1,379)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(508)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,970

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,909 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,665

−35%vs 2000

vs $19,448 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.5%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,100

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$345

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $480 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.5% in 2000

18.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(39,009)

Black0.3%(101)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(676)

Asian0.3%(130)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(35,030)

Black0.1%(31)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(248)

Asian0.2%(60)

Other0.6%(203)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(878)

Puerto Rican0.3%(129)

Spaniard0.1%(46)

Cuban0.1%(39)

South American0.1%(36)

Paraguayan0%(19)

Ecuadorian0%(17)

Central American0%(16)

Panamanian0%(16)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(79)

Korean0.1%(58)

Chinese0.1%(51)

Asian Indian0.1%(42)

Pakistani0%(11)

Ancestry

German27.1%(11,853)

English14.5%(6,350)

Irish9.4%(4,128)

American9.1%(4,000)

Polish2.4%(1,034)

Italian2.2%(947)

French2.1%(923)

Dutch2.1%(917)

Scottish1.5%(647)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(374)

Swiss0.7%(325)

Swedish0.6%(268)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.4%(188)

British0.4%(173)

Danish0.3%(153)

Norwegian0.3%(131)

Subsaharan African0.2%(99)

Canadian0.2%(91)

French Canadian0.2%(88)

Hungarian0.2%(76)

Russian0.2%(74)

Czech0.2%(72)

Brazilian0.1%(55)

Greek0.1%(52)

Belgian0.1%(50)

Arab0.1%(47)

Romanian0.1%(35)

Ukrainian0.1%(31)

Finnish0.1%(27)

Macedonian0.1%(23)

Portuguese0.1%(23)

Austrian0.1%(22)

Lithuanian0%(17)

Slovak0%(15)

West Indian0%(11)

Jamaican0%(11)

Bulgarian0%(9)

Lebanese0%(7)

Palestinian0%(7)

Egyptian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.9%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.5%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 13.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.1%(5,109)

Married56.5%(9,903)

Widowed3.7%(640)

Divorced10.7%(1,878)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(4,008)

Married53.7%(9,481)

Widowed8.5%(1,495)

Divorced15.2%(2,685)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.8%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.3%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.7%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 74.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.4%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.7%(460)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.9%(353)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.4%(965)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(102)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,224 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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