Population: 1,769. Estimated population in 2021: 1,790 (+1.2% change)
Males: 784 (44.3%), Females: 985 (55.7%)
Bowie County
Zip code: 75559
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $23,713
Median house value: $37,900
Races in De Kalb:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.3%)
- Black (30.8%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (13.3%), English (4.1%), Irish (3.6%), German (3.2%), French (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%).
Elevation: 408 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in De Kalb
- High school or higher: 65.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in De Kalb city
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 46.8%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 20.6%
- Divorced: 9.9%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -286 (-13.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near De Kalb:
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; NEW BOSTON, TX)
- CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL HEALTH CARE CENTER (about 16 miles; TEXARKANA, TX)
- MCCURTAIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; IDABEL, OK)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to De Kalb:
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 44 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; Abbreviation: TXK)
- COX FLD (about 59 miles; PARIS, TX; Abbreviation: PRX)
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 78 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; Abbreviation: GGG)
Other public-use airports nearest to De Kalb:
- GREATER MORRIS COUNTY (about 28 miles; DAINGERFIELD, TX; Abbreviation: 8F5)
- CLARKSVILLE/RED RIVER CTY-J D TRISSELL FLD (about 31 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TX; Abbreviation: LBR)
- IDABEL (about 31 miles; IDABEL, OK; Abbreviation: IBO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to De Kalb:
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 87 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,872)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 92 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 94 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 100 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 105 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)