Illinois · Census place 19161
DeKalb city, IL
Quick answer
DeKalb city has 40,464 residents, ranking #40 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $46,564, the median home is worth $202,900 and median gross rent runs $1,030 a month.
- Population
- 40,464DeKalb city residents
- Median household income
- $46,564Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $202,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,030Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 25.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 42.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in DeKalb city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the DeKalb city median would spend about 26.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.7% of residents and 42.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Belleville city 41,722
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