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DeKalb County

  •   State: 
    Alabama
      County: 
    DeKalb County
      Zips: 
    35975
    35963
    35979
    35988
    35981
    35989
    35984
    35974
    35961
    35962
    35971
    35978
    35968
    35986
    35967
      Coordinates: 
    34.45976657531942, -85.80414366195113
      Area total: 
    778.69 sq. mi., 2016.80 sq. km, 498361.60 acres
      Area land: 
    777.10 sq. mi., 2012.68 sq. km, 497343.36 acres
      Area water: 
    1.59 sq. mi., 4.12 sq. km, 1018.24 acres
      Established: 
    1836
      Capital seat: 

    Fort Payne
    Address: 111 Grand Ave Sw
    County Courthouse
    Fort Payne, AL 35967-1970
    Governing Body: Commission with 5 board size
    Governing Authority: Dillon's Rule

  • DeKalb County, Alabama, United States

  •   Population: 
    71,608; Population change: 0.70% (2010 - 2020)
      Population density: 
    92 persons per square mile
      Household income: 
    $35,253
      Households: 
    26,484
      Unemployment rate: 
    4.50% per 30,736 county labor force
  •   Sales taxes: 
    8.00%
      Income taxes: 
    5.00%
      GDP: 
    $1.88 B, gross domestic product (GDP)
  • DeKalb County's population of Alabama of 40,104 residents in 1930 has increased 1,79-fold to 71,608 residents after 90 years, according to the official 2020 census. U.S. Bureau of the Census beginning in 1900. Data for 1870-1890 are on a de facto or unspecified basis; data for 1900 and later years are resident totals.

    Approximately 50.63% female residents and 49.37% male residents live in as of 2020, 65.15% in DeKalb County, Alabama are married and the remaining 34.85% are single population.

    As of 2020, 65.15% in DeKalb County, Alabama are married and the remaining 34.85% are single population.

  •   Housing units: 
    30,584 residential units of which 88.76% share occupied residential units.

    25.8 minutes is the average time that residents in DeKalb County require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61­–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.

    81.48% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 13.39% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 0.23% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 2.93% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.

  • Of the total residential buildings in DeKalb County, Alabama 71.13% are owner-occupied homes, another 19.00% are rented apartments, and the remaining 9.86% are vacant.

  • The 57.79% of the population in DeKalb County, Alabama who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.

    Since the 1860s, the two main parties have been the Republican Party (here in 2022 = 74.770%) and the Democratic Party (here in 2022 = 23.560%) of those eligible to vote in DeKalb County, Alabama.

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