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Desoto, TX real estate and demographic information

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Desoto zip codes75115

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POPULATION
37,623

Desoto, TX Information

DESOTO INFORMATION DETAILS
POPULATION 37,623
NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS 14,111
DESOTO HOME OWNERSHIP
% OWNER OCCUPIED 70.16%
% RENTER OCCUPIED 27.29%
% VACANT 2.55%
TYPE OF DESOTO HOMES
SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED 72.98%
ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES 3.42%
SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS 3.71%
COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS 16.77%
MOBILE HOMES 3.08%
OTHER 0.04%
SIZE OF DESOTO HOMES
NO BEDROOM 1.22%
1 BEDROOM 11.88%
2 BEDROOMS 13.57%
3 BEDROOMS 47.35%
4 BEDROOMS 22.71%
5 OR MORE BEDROOMS 3.27%
AGE OF HOMES
NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) 11.74%
ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) 73.45%
WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) 14.17%
HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) 0.64%


DESOTO REAL ESTATE INFORMATION DETAILS
MEDIAN HOME VALUE $172,009
MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE $811
HOME VALUE RANGE
$0-$79,000 4.54%
$79,001-$158,000 37.46%
$158,001-$316,000 50.99%
$316,001-$473,000 4.33%
$473,001-$632,000 1.40%
$632,001-$790,000 0.46%
$790,001-$1,185,000 0.45%
$1,185,001-$1,580,000 0.14%
> $1,580,000 0.23%


PEOPLE OF Desoto DETAILS
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
UNDER 5 YEARS 6.84%
5 TO 17 20.99%
18 TO 24 7.50%
25 TO 34 12.76%
35 TO 54 33.38%
55 TO 64 8.99%
65 YEARS AND OVER 9.53%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 88.39%
COLLEGE GRADUATES 30.18%
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $57,699
PER CAPITA INCOME $25,650
INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL 5.46%
INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN Healthcare (10.99%), Education (10.68%), Manufacturing (10.54%), Retail (9.19%), Finance (8.00%), Transportation (7.66%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (6.94%), Other (5.90%), Public Service (5.29%), Information Technology (4.71%), Accomodation (4.17%), Wholesale (4.01%), Construction (3.44%), Administration (2.99%), Real Estate (2.88%)
ATTENDING COLLEGE 6.39%
RACIAL MAKEUP
WHITE 48.12%
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 45.15%
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE 0.28%
ASIAN 1.97%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER 0.00%
SOME OTHER RACE ALONE 3.16%
TWO OR MORE RACES 1.31%
HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) 7.60%
ETHNICITIES PRESENT Other Groups (48.53%), Unclassified (19.71%), United States or American (6.04%), German (5.61%), English (5.34%), Irish (3.92%)
FOREIGN BORN 4.79%
LANGUAGES SPOKEN English (83.33%) , Spanish (6.75%)
About Desoto

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.

Unlike some cities, Desoto isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Desoto are a mix of both white- and blue-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 great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Desoto a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Desoto has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Desoto's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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

In terms of college education, Desoto is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.18% of adults in Desoto have a college degree.

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.

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