| | People QuickFacts | DeKalb County | Missouri |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 12,767 | 6,010,688 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 12,892 | 5,988,927 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -1.0% | 0.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 12,892 | 5,988,927 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.7% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 17.5% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 13.5% | 14.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 37.0% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 86.6% | 84.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 11.7% | 11.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 0.8% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.9% | 3.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 85.0% | 80.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 80.0% | 83.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.6% | 3.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.7% | 5.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 82.6% | 86.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 12.0% | 25.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,368 | 511,253 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 23.5 | 23.2 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 4,347 | 2,723,415 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 67.8% | 70.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.9% | 19.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $115,100 | $137,700 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 3,961 | 2,349,955 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.47 | 2.45 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $16,916 | $24,724 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $43,267 | $46,262 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 9.5% | 14.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | DeKalb County | Missouri |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 230 | 149,9032 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 1,880 | 2,292,5512 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 26.0 | -4.42 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 689 | 390,169 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | S | 501,064 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 110,907,604 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 81,032,913 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 128,002 | 76,575,216 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,405 | $12,957 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 5,214 | 11,070,634 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 0 | 9,242 |