De Kalb, MS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

45%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	De Kalb	Mississippi	National
Income per capita	$27,176	$31,721	$44,883
Median household income	$44,662	$59,875	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$43,623	$74,896	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$49,612	$36,445	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$46,990	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,787	$33,204	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	30.6%	22.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in De Kalb is 39% lower than the national average
The median household income in De Kalb is 45% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in De Kalb is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in De Kalb is 102% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,771 $44,662 $89,324

City

$39,912 $59,875 $119,750

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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De Kalb median earnings by income bracket

De Kalb employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.7%	3.7%
Manufacturing sector	43.0%	43.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.0%	14.0%
Public administration	16.8%	16.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.7%	4.7%
Education, health & social services	1.9%	1.9%
Other	15.9%	15.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shuqualak, MS	508	$31,021	61.9%
Scooba, MS	900	$27,392	66.3%
De Kalb, MS	964	$44,662	45.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Salcha, AK	964	$86,069	5.8%
Leland, IL	964	$88,990	9.4%
North Tunica, MS	964	$28,896	64.5%
Cyril, OK	964	$62,927	22.6%
Louise, TX	964	$77,396	4.8%
De Kalb, MS	964	$44,662	45.1%

Source: The De Kalb, MS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.