De Kalb, TX Profile

De Kalb, TX, population 1,805, is located in Texas's Bowie county, about 84.6 miles from Shreveport and 124.1 miles from Garland.

Through the 90's De Kalb's population has declined by about 10%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of De Kalb has grown by about 1%. Since 2005 De Kalb's population has grown by about 2%.

De Kalb's property crime levels tend to be much lower than Texas's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in De Kalb tend to be much lower than Texas's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	44%
	Females	56%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	67%
	African American	31%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	0%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	1%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	41.8
	Males	35.6
	Females	45.9

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	15%	Under 20:	13%
20 to 40	9%	20 to 40:	11%
40 to 60	10%	40 to 60:	12%
Over 60	10%	Over 60:	19%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	1,815	N/A
2001	1,801	-0.77%
2002	1,788	-0.72%
2003	1,787	-0.06%
2004	1,771	-0.9%
2005	1,767	-0.23%
2006	1,795	1.58%
2007	1,796	0.06%
2008	1,805	0.5%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$23,713

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	111
2002	54
2003	109
2004	221
2005	165
2006	435
2007	501
2008	388

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	0	0	0	2
2002	1	0	0	0
2003	1	0	0	1
2004	0	0	0	4
2005	0	0	0	3
2006	0	0	1	7
2007	0	0	2	7
2008	0	1	1	5

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,709
2002	1,299
2003	1,421
2004	1,380
2005	768
2006	2,933
2007	5,014
2008	3,663

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	21	27	1
2002	12	11	1
2003	14	12	0
2004	18	7	0
2005	6	8	0
2006	25	29	0
2006	43	45	2
2006	34	31	1

Location

Elevation	408 feet above sea level
Land Area	1.3 Square Miles