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Home inspectors in DeKalb County, IN

How DeKalb County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$232.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,582 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
44
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
44,535
+2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $13,582 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in DeKalb County spend about $232.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.

DeKalb County has 2 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in DeKalb County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in DeKalb County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 home inspectors on map listings, DeKalb County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How DeKalb County compares

The same measures for Indiana and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Home inspectors in DeKalb County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureDeKalb CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.20.50.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4497100
Households per official establishmentn/a23,01717,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.5%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,582$13,818$16,661
Median household income$74,331$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in DeKalb County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in DeKalb County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,535+2.9% since 2020
Households
17,096
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
363 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$74,331+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,977
Median home value
$194,100
Jobs located here
21,740
Daytime population
43,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Indiana, with DeKalb County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Marion County, IN64110.3187+1.6%#93 of 415
2Lake County, IN54110.693+1.1%#168 of 415
3Hamilton County, IN52120.976+10.9%#185 of 415
4Allen County, IN46130.863+4.2%#235 of 415
5Porter County, IN4550.777+1.6%#241 of 415
6Vanderburgh County, IN3660.865+0.9%#319 of 415
7Monroe County, IN3261.051+1.9%#344 of 415
8Tippecanoe County, IN2670.954+2.2%#384 of 415
9St. Joseph County, IN15111.050+0.1%#403 of 415
DeKalb County, INNot scored21.244+2.9%

Other business types in DeKalb County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in DeKalb County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 home inspectors in DeKalb County. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in DeKalb County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in DeKalb County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $232.2M a year, or $13,582 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,096 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.

How does DeKalb County, IN compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

DeKalb County has 2 home inspectors on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is DeKalb County, IN growing?

Population estimates put DeKalb County at 44,535 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,096 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $74,331 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. DeKalb County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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