DeKalb County, MO
Demographic and economic profile of DeKalb County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
DeKalb County, MO is a small rural county of 11,176 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $28,592 and median household income of $69,826, alongside low housing costs — median home value of $167,500 and median gross rent of $796/month. The available workforce is limited, with a labor force participation rate of just 46.1% and only 14.8% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though the unemployment rate is low at 2.3%. The county has lost roughly 11% of its population over the past five years, and a median age of 42.2 signals an older resident base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-11.0% since 2018
DeKalb County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone9,520 (87.5%)
- Black or African American Alone714 (6.6%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races260 (2.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race199 (1.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone93 (0.9%)
- Asian Alone62 (0.6%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic203
- 2.Spanish61
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)31
- 4.Arabic13
- 5.Other Indo-European5
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,041
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)526
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)336
- 4.Construction (Group)333
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities320
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,467
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations766
- 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations656
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations644
- 5.Service Occupations628
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.17×)279
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.43×)597
- 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.38×)274
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.33×)326
- 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.26×)352
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.