DeKalb County, IN

Depth Profile

Population by Age in 2000	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	3,061	32	7.6%	7.0%
School Age (5 to 17)	8,238	35	20.4%	18.9%
Adult (18 to 64)	24,399	36	60.6%	61.7%
Older (65 plus)	4,587	45	11.4%	12.4%
Median Age	34.7			Median Age = 35.2

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population by Race and Ethnicity in 2000	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Reporting One Race Only	39,992	36	99.3%	98.8%
African American or Black	101	57	0.3%	8.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native	87	41	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	134	40	0.3%	1.0%
White	39,381	35	97.8%	87.5%
Other	289	35	0.7%	1.6%
Reporting More Than One Race	293	36	0.7%	1.2%
Hispanic (can be of any race) % change 1990 to 2000	676 110.6%	35 53	1.7% --	3.5% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)	15,134	37	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	4,240	35	28.0%	23.8%
Married Without Children	4,728	37	31.2%	29.8%
Single Parents	1,253	34	8.3%	9.1%
Living Alone	3,546	37	23.4%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2002 (estimate)	16,540	38	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	16,144	38	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	12,331 $88,000	33 39	76.4% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	2,803 $480	46 36	17.4% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
K to 12 School Enrollment (2002/2003 Total Reported)	7,723	31	0.7%	1,101,208
Public	7,200	36	0.7%	996,001
Private	523	16	0.5%	105,207
High School Graduates (2002/2003)	396	37	0.7%	56,551
Going on to Higher Education	325	37	0.8%	42,363
4-year	221	35	0.7%	31,844
2-year	21	64	0.3%	6,204
Voc/tech.	83	20	1.9%	4,315
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	25,500	37	0.7%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	84.7%	17	103.2%	82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	12.4%	51	63.9%	19.4%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2001	$25,630	31	93.1%	$27,522
Median Household Income in 2000	$44,909	12	108.0%	$41,567
Poverty Rate in 2000	5.9%	79	62.1%	9.5%
Children under 18	6.1%	83	52.1%	11.7%
Welfare Monthly Average (TANF) Families in 2002	110	53	0.2%	47,459
Foodstamp Recipients in 2002	1,421	55	0.4%	395,444
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2003	1,648	47	0.5%	338,433

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2001	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Births	616	32	0.7%	86,122
Births to Teens	87	28	0.2%	35,049
Deaths	340	43	0.6%	54,944

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2002	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	21,910	36	0.7%	3,174,763
Employed	20,670	35	0.7%	3,011,785
Unemployed	1,240	28	0.8%	162,978
Unemployment Rate	5.7	33	111.8%	5.1
November 2003 Unemployment Rate	6.0	18	127.7%	4.7

Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2001	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	27,753	100.0%	$853,215	100.0%	$30,743
Wage and Salary	22,524	81.2%	$710,368	83.3%	$31,538
Farm Proprietors	827	3.0%	$5,388	0.6%	$6,515
Nonfarm Proprietors	4,402	15.9%	$48,754	5.7%	$11,075
Farm	972	3.5%	$7,261	0.9%	$7,470
Nonfarm	26,781	96.5%	$845,954	99.1%	$31,588
Private	24,715	89.1%	$775,551	90.9%	$31,380
Accomodation, Food Serv.	1,154	4.2%	$13,746	1.6%	$11,912
Arts, Ent., Recreation	353	1.3%	$4,035	0.5%	$11,431
Construction	1,449	5.2%	$44,394	5.2%	$30,638
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	241	0.9%	$6,617	0.8%	$27,456
Manufacturing	10,894	39.3%	$484,626	56.8%	$44,486
Professional, Tech. Serv.	686	2.5%	$12,978	1.5%	$18,918
Retail Trade	2,607	9.4%	$39,227	4.6%	$15,047
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	599	2.2%	$20,286	2.4%	$33,866
Other Private (not above)	4,019*	14.5%*	$67,683*	7.9%*	$16,841*
Government	2,066	7.4%	$70,403	8.3%	$34,077

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Assessed Property Value in 1999 (for taxes payable in 2000)	Value	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Assessed Value by Property Class	$469,286,370	30	100.0%	100.0%
Commercial & Industrial	$251,018,680	24	53.5%	43.2%
Residential	$136,354,250	34	29.1%	41.5%
Agricultural	$61,752,880	49	13.2%	9.6%
Utilities	$20,160,560	42	4.3%	5.6%
Total Assesed Value Per Capita	$11,939	14

Source: The State Board of Tax Commissioners

Residential Building Permits in 2002	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	188	100.0%	100.0%	$24,483	$4,979,507
Single Family	188	100.0%	77.8%	$24,483	$4,480,439
Two Family	0	0.0%	3.2%	$0	$109,885
Three & Four Family	0	0.0%	1.6%	$0	$47,670
Five Famillies and More	0	0.0%	17.5%	$0	$341,513

Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.)

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2002
Into De Kalb FROM	Number	Percent	Out of De Kalb TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	6,196	23.6%	All Areas	5,420	21.3%
Allen County	2,709	10.3%	Allen County	2,878	11.3%
Steuben County	1,218	4.6%	Noble County	1,257	4.9%
Noble County	1,120	4.3%	Steuben County	680	2.7%
Ohio (State)	380	1.4%	Ohio (State)	132	0.5%
Lagrange County	201	0.8%	Whitley County	97	0.4%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue