DeKalb County

Upward Mobility Data Dashboard
DeKalb County Metrics
The Upward Mobility Data Dashboard helps people understand key conditions affecting upward mobility from poverty and racial equity in communities. The dashboard provides Mobility Metrics data for 24 predictors. The predictors are indicators that are strongly associated with upward mobility, according to the Upward Mobility Framework’s three-part definition of the term that encompasses long-term economic success, dignity and belonging, and power and autonomy. The predictors fall within one of five pillars, which represent supports people need from their communities to achieve upward mobility.

Distressed Communities Index
DeKalb County Data

Running the data for each zip code in DeKalb County allowed us to see how it’s ranked on the Distressed Communities Index. Out of the 11 zip codes that comprise the county, one is at risk (DeKalb), one is mid-tier (Hinkley), six are comfortable (Sycamore, Genoa, Waterman, Shabbona, Sandwich, Malta) and three are prosperous (Kirkland, Kingston, Cortland). The zip code that ranks as at-risk makes up 42% of the overall population, 3% of the population is mid-tier, 46% of the county’s population fell into the ranking of comfortable and 9% are prosperous.

United Way ALICE Report
DeKalb County

In DeKalb County 26% of households are ALICE households, with another 15% of households in poverty. ALICE is an acronym for asset limited, income constrained, and employed, and it represents the growing number of families who are unable to afford the basics of housing, childcare, food, transportation, health care, and technology.