Language Spoken At Home in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 41,618 | 100% |
English only | 34,997 | 84.1% |
Language other than English | 6,621 | 15.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,925 | 7.0% |
Spanish | 3,621 | 8.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,011 | 4.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,606 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 352 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,147 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 543 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 247 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 19 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 44,340 | 100% |
American | 1,461 | 3.3% |
Arab | 118 | 0.3% |
Czech | 390 | 0.9% |
Danish | 396 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 678 | 1.5% |
English | 3,200 | 7.2% |
French (except Basque) | 924 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 137 | 0.3% |
German | 10,424 | 23.5% |
Greek | 435 | 1.0% |
Hungarian | 57 | 0.1% |
Irish | 6,372 | 14.4% |
Italian | 2,815 | 6.3% |
Lithuanian | 494 | 1.1% |
Norwegian | 1,470 | 3.3% |
Polish | 3,171 | 7.2% |
Portuguese | 46 | 0.1% |
Russian | 512 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 430 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 526 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 15 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 376 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 1,903 | 4.3% |
Swiss | 159 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 159 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 377 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 108 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 15,309 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,442 | 48.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,751 | 24.5% |
Married-couple family | 5,391 | 35.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,468 | 16.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 470 | 3.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 212 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,581 | 10.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,071 | 7.0% |
Nonfamily households | 7,867 | 51.4% |
Householder living alone | 5,123 | 33.5% |
65 years and over | 1,302 | 8.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,999 | 26.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,621 | 17.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 37,206 | 100% |
Householder | 15,309 | 41.1% |
Spouse | 5,346 | 14.4% |
Child | 8,995 | 24.2% |
Other relatives | 1,492 | 4.0% |
Nonrelatives | 6,064 | 16.3% |
Unmarried partner | 1,179 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 18,567 | 100% |
Never married | 11,276 | 60.7% |
Now married, except separated | 5,700 | 30.7% |
Separated | 78 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 388 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 1,125 | 6.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 18,873 | 100% |
Never married | 10,359 | 54.9% |
Now married, except separated | 5,679 | 30.1% |
Separated | 279 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 1,059 | 5.6% |
Divorced | 1,497 | 7.9% |
Fertility in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 536 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 278 | 51.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 557 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 152 | 27.3% |
Less than 1 year | 57 | 10.2% |
1 or 2 years | 30 | 5.4% |
3 or 4 years | 41 | 7.4% |
5 or more years | 24 | 4.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 152 | 100% |
Who are female | 109 | 71.7% |
Who are married | 87 | 57.2% |
School Enrollment in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 22,515 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 630 | 2.8% |
Kindergarten | 714 | 3.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,956 | 13.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,534 | 6.8% |
College or graduate school | 16,681 | 74.1% |
Educational Attainment in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 20,092 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 703 | 3.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,203 | 6.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,763 | 23.7% |
Some college, no degree | 4,492 | 22.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,860 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,195 | 20.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,876 | 14.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.2% |
Veteran Status in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 36,392 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,195 | 6.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 43,881 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,967 | 6.8% |
Under 18 years | 7,920 | 100% |
With a disability | 238 | 3.0% |
18 to 64 years | 32,532 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,580 | 4.9% |
65 years and over | 3,429 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,149 | 33.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 43,771 | 100% |
Same house | 29,303 | 66.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 14,074 | 32.2% |
Same county | 6,976 | 15.9% |
Different county | 7,098 | 16.2% |
Same state | 6,171 | 14.1% |
Different state | 927 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 394 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 44,340 | 100% |
Native | 40,283 | 90.9% |
Born in United States | 39,871 | 89.9% |
State of residence | 31,980 | 72.1% |
Different state | 7,891 | 17.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 412 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 4,057 | 9.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,057 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,228 | 30.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,829 | 69.7% |
Year of Entry in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,469 | 100% |
Native | 412 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 412 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,057 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 58 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,999 | 98.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dekalb City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,057 | 100% |
Europe | 628 | 15.5% |
Asia | 1,144 | 28.2% |
Africa | 199 | 4.9% |
Oceania | 14 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 2,004 | 49.4% |
Northern America | 68 | 1.7% |