DeKalb County has experienced slow, but steady growth over the last 50 years with the population increasing nearly 14,000 residents. The ratio of females to males is 50% with the workforce representing nearly 50% of the county's population. In fact, the median age of DeKalb County's workforce is younger (34.7 years) than the State of Indiana and the U.S.
Little Known Facts
- DeKalb County is named after Johann Baron de Kalb, a revolutionary war hero
- The cost of living in DeKalb County is 16% less than the national average
- Public schools in DeKalb County spend $345 more per student than the national average
- The homeownership rate is 78.77%
- Average commute time is 21 minutes
- DeKalb County is 362.8 square miles of which only 1.03% is water
- Renters make up 21.23% of the county's population
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