COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

DeKalb County

Missouri · 9,967 residents · 421 sq mi

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DeKalb County is a county of 9,967 people in Missouri. Median home value sits at $32,800. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $229 a month. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 28 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,967

−14%vs 2000

vs 11,597 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

421 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(556)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(624)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(621)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(534)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(821)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.2%(2,114)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(1,363)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(903)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(802)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(781)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(571)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(277)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,771

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,654 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,047

−29%vs 2000

vs $12,687 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.8%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,800

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$229

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $332 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.6% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.4%(10,250)

Black8.8%(1,020)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(125)

Asian0.2%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.5%(9,017)

Black7.4%(742)

Hispanic / Latino2%(197)

Asian0.2%(24)

Other1.8%(184)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(205)

Puerto Rican0.3%(28)

Central American0.1%(11)

Panamanian0.1%(7)

Honduran0%(4)

Cuban0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(39)

Vietnamese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(35)

Ancestry

German20.3%(2,208)

Irish13%(1,413)

English11.1%(1,210)

American9.7%(1,057)

Scottish1.8%(194)

Italian1.2%(126)

Polish1.1%(117)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(90)

French0.8%(83)

Subsaharan African0.7%(77)

Swedish0.7%(71)

Welsh0.6%(69)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.6%(63)

Norwegian0.5%(51)

British0.3%(33)

Czech0.3%(29)

Bulgarian0.3%(28)

Swiss0.2%(24)

Arab0.2%(19)

Moroccan0.2%(19)

Greek0.2%(18)

Danish0.1%(14)

Ukrainian0.1%(12)

Canadian0.1%(11)

Russian0.1%(6)

Croatian0%(4)

Lithuanian0%(4)

West Indian0%(4)

Haitian0%(4)

Belgian0%(3)

Portuguese0%(3)

French Canadian0%(2)

Hungarian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.3%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.1%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.4 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 20.4 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 married41.5%(2,182)

Married42.6%(2,243)

Widowed4.5%(235)

Divorced11.4%(602)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(775)

Married55.4%(2,128)

Widowed12.7%(488)

Divorced11.8%(453)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.5%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.1%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.4%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 76.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% 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)6.8%(47)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.7%(219)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44%(304)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 691 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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