DeKalb County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for DeKalb County, Illinois. Population: 100.7K.

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Median Home Price

$289.9K

Based on 12 cities

Median Household Income

$69.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.2x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$89.0K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$5,889

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

2.03%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,466

Property Tax$491

Insurance$121

Total Monthly$2,077

Historical Home Prices

2015

$155.8K

2016

$160.4K

+2.9%%

2017

$169.4K

+5.6%%

2018

$176.6K

+4.3%%

2019

$180.4K

+2.1%%

2020

$192.8K

+6.9%%

2021

$213.7K

+10.8%%

2022

$227.9K

+6.6%%

2023

$248.0K

+8.9%%

2024

$265.4K

+7.0%%

2025

$281.1K

+5.9%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.4%%

Near national average

Population Density

160

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

2.5

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

72.4%

Black

7.7%

Hispanic

14%

Asian

2.1%

Two or More Races

3.6%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

49°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

158

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

37.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 81/100

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