De Kalb is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 845 people and two associated neighborhoods, De Kalb is the 183rd largest community in Mississippi.

A relatively large number of people in De Kalb telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.33% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall crime rate in De Kalb is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) De Kalb has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. De Kalb has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in De Kalb than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, De Kalb may be for you.

As is often the case in a small town, De Kalb doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, De Kalb is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.62% of adults 25 and older in De Kalb have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in De Kalb in 2022 was $25,375, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,500 for a family of four. However, De Kalb contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

De Kalb is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call De Kalb home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of De Kalb residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in De Kalb include English, Irish, Nigerian, Scots-Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in De Kalb is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.