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DeKalb County, AL


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Fort Payne, AL
Designated Market Area: Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL-TN
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 71,998   ( 889 from 2010 , 387 from 2020)
Land area: 777.1 square miles
Population density: 92.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:56,728 78.79% 2.2%
Black:1,0571.47% 2.7%
Indian:9001.25% 4.0%
Asian:3200.44% 59.2%
2+ races:1,4792.05% 15.0%
Hispanic:11,51415.99% 18.8%
Total non-White:15,27021.21% 16.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,808 12.6
Deaths:2,41516.9
Net Migration: 8305.8
Net Immigration: 1371.0
Change in White population:-1,269 -1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:2,158 3.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
71,109
57,99781.56%
1,0291.45%
8651.22%
2010.28%
1,2861.81%
9,69013.63%
13,11218.44%

2000
64,452
58,43690.67%
1,0641.65%
4780.74%
1180.18%
7671.19%
3,5785.55%
6,0169.33%

1990
54,651
52,75096.52%
1,0191.86%
4730.87%
1400.26%
n/a
2690.49%
1,9013.48%

1980
53,658
52,23497.35%
9121.70%
920.17%
410.08%
n/a
3790.71%
1,4242.65%

1970
41,981
40,89497.41%
1,0052.39%
160.04%
180.04%
n/a
470.11%
1,087 2.59%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
9,023 14.0
6,3739.9
6691.0
2,0073.1
-439 -0.7
7,096 11.0
1990's
NumberRate
8,064 14.8
6,22611.4
3,0005.5
1730.3
5,686 10.4
4,115 7.5
1980's
NumberRate
7,095 13.2
5,456 10.2
-351 -0.7
n/a
516 1.0
477 0.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
8,454 20.1
n/a
11,340 27.0
337 0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for DeKalb County, AL
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.6
17,146 23.8%
54,852 76.2%
12,374 17.2%
25,690
2.75
18,137 70.6%
14,339 79.1%
1,247 6.9%
7,553 29.4%

2010
NumberPercent
37.5
18,366 25.8%
52,743 74.2%
9,875 13.9%
26,842
2.62
19,361 72.1%
15,043 77.7%
1,576 8.1%
7,481 27.9%

2000
NumberPercent
36.3
15,893 24.7%
48,559 75.3%
8,883 13.8%
25,147
2.53
18,574 73.9%
15,222 82.0%
1,285 6.9%
6,573 26.1%

1990
NumberPercent
35.0
13,890 25.4%
40,761 74.6%
8,030 14.7%
21,015
2.58
16,239 77.3%
13,915 85.7%
845 5.2%
4,776 22.7%

1980
NumberPercent
31.6
15,595 29.1%
38,063 70.9%
7,190 13.4%
19,324
2.76
15,559 80.5%
13,687 88.0%
773 5.0%
3,765 19.5%

2022 Housing Data for DeKalb County, AL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units30,716 
Median Value$129,000 
Occupied25,69083.6%
Vacant5,02616.4%
Owned18,97473.9%
Rented6,71626.1%
Median Rent$684 
Single-Family Units21,76670.9%
    Detached21,53370.1%
    Attached2330.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units7492.4%
Mobile Homes6,99822.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for DeKalb County, AL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,5185.9%
$10,000 to $14,9991,8687.3%
$15,000 to $19,9991,8147.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991,3005.1%
$25,000 to $29,9991,6566.4%
$30,000 to $34,9991,4355.6%
$35,000 to $39,9991,2364.8%
$40,000 to $44,9991,3175.1%
$45,000 to $49,9991,1074.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992,0868.1%
$60,000 to $74,9992,56310.0%
$75,000 to $99,9993,14312.2%
$100,000 to $124,9991,9657.6%
$125,000 to $149,9991,0754.2%
$150,000 to $199,9999093.5%
$200,000 or more6982.7%
Median Household Income47,920 
Per Capita Income24,915 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state86 
Compared to U.S.70 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,5596.1%
Public Assistance2721.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,30816.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed24,73665.9%
Unemployed1,0902.9%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force25,82668.8%
Not in Labor Force11,71231.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 34.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector13,2879,20959.1%
Non-Profit48782437.1%
Self-Employed2,4341,29565.3%
Local Government7591,06141.7%
State Government51655848.0%
Federal Government23215260.4%
Total Private + Self15,72110,50459.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,9942,59543.5%
Total17,71513,09957.5%
Pct. Govt.10.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,8879.4%
Sales and Office Occupations5,15916.7%
Professional, Technical5,36617.4%
Service Occupations5,00716.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3451.1%
All others12,40840.3%
White Collar 43.5%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing7,76125.2%
Health care and social assistance3,91112.7%
Retail trade3,10610.1%
Construction2,6548.6%
Educational services2,0586.7%
Other services1,8996.2%
Accommodation and food services1,8906.1%
Transportation and warehousing1,5695.1%
Finance and insurance9233.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9042.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7882.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7132.3%
Public administration6732.2%
Information5981.9%
Utilities4861.6%
Wholesale trade4451.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing2860.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1010.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction380.1%
Management240.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for DeKalb County, AL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6,2618.73%
Puerto Rican390.05%
Cuban1090.15%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American4,3126.02%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan3,2594.55%
Honduran5470.76%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran5060.71%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1270.18%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian400.06%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian870.12%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1730.24%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino540.08%
Japanese60.01%
Indian30.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English58,40186.4%
Spanish8,70812.9%
Other1330.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun1010.1%
Other Indo-European950.1%
German, other Germanic770.1%
Other Asian360.1%
Tagalog140.0%
Korean50.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American10,01614.0%
English6,9699.7%
Irish6,3648.9%
German3,8705.4%
Scottish1,2831.8%
European1,0841.5%
French8121.1%
Scotch-Irish7331.0%
Dutch4480.6%
Italian4330.6%
Polish3190.4%
African2840.4%
British2160.3%
Scandinavian1780.2%
Norwegian1530.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen67,37094.0%
Not a citizen4,3106.0%
Native66,40392.6%
Foreign-born5,2777.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for DeKalb County, AL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
5,384 11.1%5,393 11.1%15,375 31.8%15,387 31.8%3,996 8.3%2,850 5.9%
  Average years of education: 12.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 5,384 11.1%
9-12 Years 5,393 11.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 15,375 31.8%
Some College 15,387 31.8%
Bach. Degree 3,996 8.3%
Grad Degree 2,850 5.9%
Average years of education: 12.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for DeKalb County, AL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 27,431 25,378 2,053 7.5% 6.8%
1991 27,586 25,425 2,161 7.8% 7.3%
1992 28,230 26,250 1,980 7.0% 7.5%
1993 29,378 27,426 1,952 6.6% 7.2%
1994 30,274 28,597 1,677 5.5% 6.2%
1995 31,216 29,616 1,600 5.1% 5.9%
1996 31,661 29,831 1,830 5.8% 5.2%
1997 32,149 30,498 1,651 5.1% 4.9%
1998 32,189 30,776 1,413 4.4% 4.5%
1999 32,623 31,353 1,270 3.9% 4.7%
2000 32,516 31,194 1,322 4.1% 4.6%
2001 32,429 30,852 1,577 4.9% 5.2%
2002 32,483 30,806 1,677 5.2% 5.9%
2003 32,347 30,498 1,849 5.7% 6.0%
2004 32,081 30,251 1,830 5.7% 5.6%
2005 31,156 29,582 1,574 5.1% 4.4%
2006 31,526 30,219 1,307 4.1% 4.0%
2007 31,084 29,731 1,353 4.4% 4.1%
2008 30,689 28,841 1,848 6.0% 5.8%
2009 29,733 25,834 3,899 13.1% 10.1%
2010 30,918 27,084 3,834 12.4% 10.4%
2011 29,778 26,292 3,486 11.7% 9.6%
2012 28,868 26,193 2,675 9.3% 8.2%
2013 29,011 26,768 2,243 7.7% 7.3%
2014 28,997 27,014 1,983 6.8% 6.7%
2015 28,700 26,949 1,751 6.1% 6.1%
2016 28,996 27,232 1,764 6.1% 5.9%
2017 29,494 28,128 1,366 4.6% 4.6%
2018 30,158 29,014 1,144 3.8% 3.9%
2019 31,148 30,270 878 2.8% 3.0%
2020 30,736 29,348 1,388 4.5% 5.9%
2021 31,002 30,215 787 2.5% 3.4%
2022 31,146 30,416 730 2.3% 2.6%
2023 31,004 30,300 704 2.3% 2.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com