The overall crime rate in De Kalb is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) De Kalb has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. De Kalb has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in De Kalb than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, De Kalb may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, De Kalb doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of De Kalb citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.62% of adults 25 and older in De Kalb have a college degree.
The per capita income in De Kalb in 2018 was $25,375, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,500 for a family of four. However, De Kalb contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
De Kalb is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call De Kalb home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of De Kalb residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in De Kalb include English, Irish, Nigerian, Scots-Irish, and German.
The most common language spoken in De Kalb is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
