DeKalb County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for DeKalb County, Indiana. Population: 43.3K.

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Median Home Price

$241.0K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income

$70.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.4x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$60.5K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,117

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.46%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,219

Property Tax$93.08

Insurance$100

Total Monthly$1,412

Historical Home Prices

2015

$119.8K

2016

$126.6K

+5.7%%

2017

$132.6K

+4.8%%

2018

$141.4K

+6.7%%

2019

$149.5K

+5.7%%

2020

$163.2K

+9.2%%

2021

$183.8K

+12.6%%

2022

$198.7K

+8.1%%

2023

$212.2K

+6.8%%

2024

$226.2K

+6.6%%

2025

$238.8K

+5.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.0%%

Below national average

Population Density

119

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

10.6

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

93.9%

Black

0.2%

Hispanic

2.9%

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

2.2%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

50°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

172

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

37.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 41/100

January Low

27°F

Average winter low

July High

88°F

Average summer high

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