DeKalb
In DeKalb County, Illinois — population 42,621 as of 2020.
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DeKalb by the numbers
Population
42,621Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 17.01 sq mi (44.06 km²), 0.17 sq mi water
- Median age
- 26.1
- Households
- 16,388
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $46,481
- Median house value
- $204,700
Municipal office
- Office
- FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Address
- 200 S 4TH ST, DEKALB, IL 60115