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Moving to De Kalb, Mississippi

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Population: 972. Estimated population in July 2024: 923 (-5.0% change)
Males: 443 (45.6%), Females: 529 (54.4%)

Kemper County

Zip code: 39328

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $21,000
Median house value: $50,000

Population by Race

Races in De Kalb:

  • Black (50.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (48.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (7.6%), English (5.8%), Irish (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), Scottish (1.7%), Dutch (1.1%).

Elevation: 464 feet

Land area: 3.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in De Kalb

  • High school or higher: 60.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 9.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in De Kalb town

  • Never married: 29.9%
  • Now married: 35.3%
  • Separated: 5.8%
  • Widowed: 20.6%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

0.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-9.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near De Kalb:

  • NOXUBEE GENERAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSP (about 25 miles; MACON, MS)
  • ALLIANCE HEALTH CENTER (about 26 miles; MERIDIAN, MS)
  • JEFF ANDERSON REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 30 miles; MERIDIAN, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to De Kalb:

  • KEY FIELD (about 32 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Abbreviation: MEI)
  • GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 47 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; Abbreviation: GTR)
  • COLUMBUS AFB (about 62 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Abbreviation: CBM)

Other public-use airports nearest to De Kalb:

  • MACON MUNI (about 27 miles; MACON, MS; Abbreviation: 20M)
  • PHILADELPHIA MUNI (about 33 miles; PHILADELPHIA, MS; Abbreviation: MPE)
  • MALLARD (about 34 miles; YORK, AL; Abbreviation: 23A)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to De Kalb:

  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
  • MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 52 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 83 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 91 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)

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