Desoto is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 37,623 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Desoto is the 61st largest community in Texas.

Desoto is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Desoto is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Desoto who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.92%), management occupations (10.90%), and sales jobs (8.82%).

Also of interest is that Desoto has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Desoto is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Desoto really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Desoto perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Desoto is a very car-oriented city: 97.2% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Desoto is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Desoto Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Desoto citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.18% of adults in Desoto have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Desoto in 2000 was $25,650, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,600 for a family of four.

Desoto is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Desoto home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Desoto is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Desoto include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Desoto is English. Some people also speak Spanish.