Dekalb County, Illinois

Dekalb County is a county in the United States of Illinois. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 88969 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 106321, It is Illinois's 19th most populous county. The county spans an area of 634.97 mi˛ (1644.56 square kilometre), of which, 634.16 square miles (1642.47 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.81 square miles (2.1 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the 31st largest by total area among Illinois's county.

Dekalb County Illinois
Map of Dekalb County, Illinois

As of the census of 2000, there were 88969 people, 31674 households, and 19964 families living in the county. The population density was 140.3 people per square mile (54.17/km˛), it is 20th most densely populated county in Illinois. There were 32988 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile (20.08/km˛). The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.11. In the county Age distribution was 23.1% under the age of 18, 22% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 101.8 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 103.7 females. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 106321, The racial makeup of the county was 95247 White, 6505 Black or African American, 318 American Indian, 2937 Asian, 86 Native Hawaiian, and 1228 from two or more races.

DeKalb County Illinois Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
DeKalb County Illinois School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
DeKalb County Illinois GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $45828, it is 14th wealthiest county by median household income in Illinois. The median income for a family in the county was $58194, it is the 12th wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $19462, making it the 30th highest county by per capita income in Illinois.

In 2000, 35173 pupils and students, of which 17182 are male and 17991 are female, 39.53% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1711 nursery or pri school, 1139 kindergarten, 9582 elementary school, 4274 high school and 18467 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Cortland TownDeKalb County1.761.76020661176.31877552750
2Dekalb CityDeKalb County12.6212.610.01390183093.91626135153
3Genoa CityDeKalb County1.911.91041692178.81923948125
4Hinckley VillageDeKalb County0.960.950.0119942100.72349158043
5Kingston VillageDeKalb County110980976.92143255179
6Kirkland VillageDeKalb County1.131.130116610361884145938
7Lee VillageDeKalb County0.220.2203131404.21970942813
8Malta VillageDeKalb County0.380.38096925842083945417
9Maple Park VillageDeKalb County0.590.5907651288.12193249583
10Sandwich CityDeKalb County3.013.01065092159.51953050215
11Shabbona VillageDeKalb County0.740.7409291252.72023945526
12Somonauk VillageDeKalb County, LaSalle County0.610.61012952113.41911045370
13Sycamore CityDeKalb County5.55.480.02120202191.62311251921
14Waterman VillageDeKalb County11012241221.51883647500
YearPopulation
April 2000 census88969
April 2000 Estimate88975
July 2000 Estimate89321
July 2001 Estimate90804
July 2002 Estimate92395
July 2003 Estimate94741
July 2004 Estimate97015
July 2005 Estimate99455
July 2006 Estimate102573
July 2007 Estimate105180
July 2008 Estimate106321
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school8238881711
Kindergarten4996401139
Elementary school490946739582
High school212021544274
College or graduate school8831963618467
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
DeKalb County, Illinois$45828$58194$19462
Illinois, United States$46590$55545$23104
United States$41994$50046$21587