The overall crime rate in De Kalb is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, De Kalb has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes De Kalb a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, De Kalb doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in De Kalb who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.62% of the adults in De Kalb have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in De Kalb in 2022 was $25,375, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,500 for a family of four. However, De Kalb contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
De Kalb is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call De Kalb home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of De Kalb residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in De Kalb include English, Irish, Nigerian, Scots-Irish, and German.
The most common language spoken in De Kalb is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
