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DeSoto Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2022.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

DeSoto Population & Age Distribution

 

Total Population
55,729

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.8%
5 - 17:
19.2%
18 - 24:
7.5%
25 - 34:
12.3%
35 - 54:
27.9%
55 - 64:
13.1%
Over 65 Years:
14.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

 
Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.6%
4.6%
90.2%
90.2%
26.7%
26.7%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Income

 

Per capita Income

DeSoto
USA
$31,331
$31,331
$35,384
$35,384

Median household income

DeSoto
USA
$71,124
$71,124
$64,994
$64,994

Individuals Below Poverty Level:
9.5%

Employment Industries in DeSoto

 
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Transportation
Manufacturing
Finance
Public Service
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Accommodation
Wholesale
Administration
13.3%
13.3%
12.1%
12.1%
11.4%
11.4%
9.3%
9.3%
8.4%
8.4%
7.6%
7.6%
7.0%
7.0%
4.9%
4.9%
4.6%
4.6%
4.6%
4.6%
4.6%
4.6%
3.0%
3.0%
2.5%
2.5%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Race & Ethnic Diversity

 
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
67.8%
67.8%
18.0%
18.0%
10.7%
10.7%
2.8%
2.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Ancestries & Languages Spoken

 

Ancestry (Top 20)

English
German
Irish
African
French
Ethiopian
Polish
European
Italian
Scots-Irish
Jamaican
Welsh
British
Palestinian
Norwegian
Scottish
Dutch
Swedish
Other Subsaharan African
Czech
2.4%
2.4%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.2%
1.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Languages Spoken (Top 20)

English
Spanish
African languages
Polish
French
Chinese
Arabic
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Langs. of India
Persian
French Creole
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
85.3%
85.3%
12.9%
12.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Foreign Born DeSoto Residents:
6.6%