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DeKalb County School District Overview

Northeast Alabama Community College located in DeKalb County School District area. A total of 20,974 households are located in DeKalb County School District area. Among them, 7,193 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.22 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 17,502 and 13,295 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5.67% (3,211) of residents are non-citizens and 10.54% (5,970) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of DeKalb County School District, Alabama
Household	20,974
Population	56,652
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,193 (34.29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,502
Total Students	13,295
Pre-Kindergarten	492
Kindergarten	810
Grade 1-8	6,454
Grade 9-12	3,279
College/Graduate School	2,260
Veterans	43,277
Non-citizen	3,211
Non-English Home Language	5,970
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

45,402 residents are over the age of 16 and 24,958 people are in labor force. Among them, 24,928 people are in civilian labor force and 30 are in armed labor force. 24,102 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for DeKalb County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	23,861	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	20,296	85.06%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,367	9.92%
Public transportation	51	0.21%
Walked	248	1.04%
Other method	112	0.47%
Worked from home	787	3.30%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,102	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,348	22.19%
Service	3,969	16.47%
Sales and office	4,413	18.31%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,729	11.32%
Production, transportation, and material moving	7,643	31.71%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,102	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	690	2.86%
Construction	1,569	6.51%
Manufacturing	6,872	28.51%
Wholesale trade	602	2.50%
Retail trade	2,749	11.41%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,799	7.46%
Information	323	1.34%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	994	4.12%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,364	5.66%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,963	16.44%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,429	5.93%
Other services, except public administration	990	4.11%
Public administration	758	3.14%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,102	-
Private wage and salary workers	19,069	79.12%
Government workers	2,694	11.18%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,329	9.66%
Unpaid family workers	10	0.04%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $57,133 for the 20,974 households in DeKalb County School District area, Alabama. The average income of a single worker is $27,415. 49,330 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.81%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	20,974	-
Less than $10,000	1,931	9.21%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,480	7.06%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,953	14.08%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,750	13.11%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,110	14.83%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,771	17.98%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,987	9.47%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,027	9.66%
$150,000 - $199,999	533	2.54%
More than $200,000	432	2.06%
Median Household Income	$40,540	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$57,133	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	15,130	-
Less than $10,000	796	5.26%
$10,000 - $14,999	440	2.91%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,830	12.10%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,091	13.82%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,564	16.95%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,063	20.24%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,694	11.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,788	11.82%
$150,000 - $199,999	531	3.51%
More than $200,000	333	2.20%

Median Family Income	$49,170	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$64,150	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,415	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,215	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,215	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	56,824	-
With health insurance coverage	49,330	86.81%
Public coverage	23,036	40.54%
Private health insurance	33,613	59.15%
Without health insurance coverage	7,494	13.19%

Housing

There are 25,300 housing units in DeKalb County School District area, Alabama with 20,974 units (82.90%) occupied. 15,239 houses (72.66%) are occupied by owner and 5,735 houses (27.34%) are rented. The average housing value is $101,800 and the average rental cost is $633. 305 houses (1.21%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,912 houses (11.51%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,300	-
Occupied	20,974	82.90%
Owner Occupied	15,239	72.66%
Renter Occupied	5,735	27.34%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	17,292	68.35%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	105	0.42%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,119	4.42%
Mobile Homes	6,725	26.58%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	59	0.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,300	-
Built 2014 or later	305	1.21%
Built 2010 - 2013	666	2.63%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,897	15.40%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,459	21.58%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,151	16.41%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,058	16.04%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,572	10.17%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,280	5.06%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,912	11.51%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,300	-
1 room	168	0.66%
2 rooms	203	0.80%
3 rooms	1,017	4.02%
4 rooms	3,355	13.26%
5 rooms	6,699	26.48%
6 rooms	6,341	25.06%
7 rooms	3,341	13.21%
8 rooms	1,865	7.37%
9 rooms or more	2,311	9.13%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,300	-
no bedroom	184	0.73%
1 bedroom	832	3.29%
2 bedrooms	6,580	26.01%
3 bedrooms	13,976	55.24%
4 bedrooms	2,991	11.82%
5 bedrooms or more	737	2.91%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	15,239	-
Less than $50,000	3,372	22.13%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,142	27.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,802	18.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,800	11.81%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,881	12.34%
$300,000 - $499,999	945	6.20%
$500,000 - $999,999	255	1.67%
$1,000,000 or more	42	0.28%
Median House Value	$101,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,201	-
Less than $500	1,180	28.09%
$500 - $999	2,692	64.08%
$1,000 - $1,499	299	7.12%
$1,500 - $1,999	2	0.05%
$2,000 - $2,499	18	0.43%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	10	0.24%
Median Rental Costs	$633	-

Demographic

A total of 57,195 people lives in DeKalb County School District area, Alabama with 28,354 male and 28,841 female. The males to female ratio is 49.57 to 50.43. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	57,195	-
Male	28,354	49.57%
Female	28,841	50.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	57,195	-
Under 5 years	3,395	5.94%
5 - 9 years	3,485	6.09%
10 - 14 years	4,335	7.58%
15 - 19 years	4,025	7.04%
20 - 24 years	3,156	5.52%
25 - 34 years	7,027	12.29%
35 - 44 years	6,778	11.85%
45 - 54 years	7,758	13.56%
55 - 59 years	3,776	6.60%
60 - 64 years	3,793	6.63%
65 - 74 years	5,696	9.96%
75 - 84 years	3,116	5.45%
85 years and older	855	1.49%
Median Age	39.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	57,195	-
One Race	55,890	97.72%
White	49,588	86.70%
Black or African American	550	0.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native	765	1.34%
Asian	69	0.12%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	150	0.26%
Other	4,768	8.34%

Two or more races	1,305	2.28%
White and Black or African American	154	0.27%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	713	1.25%
White and Asian	176	0.31%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%