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De Kalb, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
De Kalb is a Census town of 791 people across 3.32 square miles of land, in Kemper County. Median household income is $47,500, 70.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
De Kalb
What De Kalb is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.32 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land238 plus or minus 93
- County holding the largest share of its areaKemper County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
De Kalb
How many people live in De Kalb
- Population791 plus or minus 308
- Median age41.0 plus or minus 12.0
- Population under 18149 plus or minus 69
- Share under 1818.8 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over186 plus or minus 74
- Share 65 and over23.5 percent
- Households290 plus or minus 108
- Family households217 plus or minus 101
- Share of households that are families74.8 percent plus or minus 20.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in De Kalb
- Median household income$47,500 plus or minus $20,375
- Per capita income$30,165 plus or minus $10,015
- Civilian labor force400 plus or minus 192
- Employed371 plus or minus 174
- Unemployed29 plus or minus 36
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over570 plus or minus 210
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.3 percent plus or minus 46.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in De Kalb
- Housing units370 plus or minus 124
- Occupied units290 plus or minus 108
- Vacant units80 plus or minus 49
- Vacancy rate21.6 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Owner occupied203 plus or minus 86
- Renter occupied87 plus or minus 60
- Ownership rate70.0 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$75,800 plus or minus $27,352
- Median gross rent, monthly$675 plus or minus $407
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Single family units279 plus or minus 90
- Share single family75.4 percent plus or minus 35.1
- Units in buildings of two or more15 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more4.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes76 plus or minus 61
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How De Kalb gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute349 plus or minus 161
- Commuting under 15 minutes121 plus or minus 88
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.7 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more212 plus or minus 99
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more60.7 percent
- Drove alone87.1 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.9 percent plus or minus 7.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
De Kalb
Flood risk in De Kalb
- NFIP communityTown of Dekalb
- NFIP community number280247
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/05/07
The Town of Dekalb participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280247 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kemper County, not De Kalb
Kemper County context, not De Kalb figures
- Establishments in Kemper County101
- Covered employment, Kemper County1,775
- Average annual pay, Kemper County$43,014
Every figure in this section is published for Kemper County as a whole and is not a measurement of De Kalb.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
De Kalb questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in De Kalb, Mississippi?
791, in 290 households. De Kalb town covers 3.32 square miles of land, which is 238 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is De Kalb in?
Kemper County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in De Kalb?
$47,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $75,800. Median gross rent is $675 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is De Kalb in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. De Kalb appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dekalb, town of, community 280247, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page De Kalb figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kemper County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of De Kalb.
Is zoning published for De Kalb?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.