In terms of college education, the citizens of De Kalb rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.48% of adults 25 and older in De Kalb have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in De Kalb in 2022 was $22,798, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,192 for a family of four. However, De Kalb contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
De Kalb is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. De Kalb also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.81% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in De Kalb include English, Irish, German, European, and African.
The most common language spoken in De Kalb is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
