County profile
DeKalb County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#898 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 7% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-0.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
21,088
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,034
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$62.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
44,535
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$74.3k±$4.9k
Bachelor's degree+
20.2%±1.6%
Poverty rate
9.5%±1.5%
Business applications
406 · 2025
Retail establishments
117
26.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Perpetual Industries Inc.Industrials$157.2k——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing56%
Transportation11%
Health care10%
Food & accommodation9%
Retail trade9%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
44,535
residents · 2025 · +2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $59.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+793
International migration+123
Natural change+302
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.7B2019
$2.5B2020
$3.0B2021
$3.4B2022
$3.5B2023
$3.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$194.1k±$9.1k
Median gross rent
$861/mo±$29/mo
Vacancy rate
7.0%±1.5%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$47.0M
114 units · 2.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
41.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$960/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 80Tornado 68Hail 67
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2352016
2462017
2632018
2752019
2872020
3202021
3642022
4132023
4232024
4512025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -17% since 20211382021
1752022
1422023
1162024
1142025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.2 km
I-69
Nearest freight rail
3.6 km
NS
Nearest port
124.1 km
THE ANDERSONS-TOLEDO-EDWIN DRIVE ELEVATORS
Nearest commercial airport
49.5 km
FORT WAYNE INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$62.2k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of DeKalb?
DeKalb's economy produced $3.4B in 2024, contracting 0.5% year over year — slower than 81% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.