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Country around De Kalb is a rural area of about 5,528 people in Bowie County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Texarkana, TX and 132 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $828 a month.
5,528people
$147kTypical home
$828/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,528 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Dallas, TX
- 33 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$930/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (434 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,702 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TXK airport
- 135 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 394 ft
- 247 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bowie County: R+49 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk