Desoto Acres vs Desoto Lakes

A side-by-side comparison of Desoto Acres and Desoto Lakes: population, income, housing, and more.

Desoto Acres and Desoto Lakes are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Desoto Lakes has the higher population (2,193 vs 770 in Desoto Acres). Desoto Acres has the higher median household income ($77,102 vs $72,083 in Desoto Lakes). Desoto Acres has the higher median home value ($502,800 vs $332,700 in Desoto Lakes).

Population, income & housing

	Desoto Acres	Desoto Lakes
Population	770	2,193
Median age	49.7 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$77,102	$72,083
Median home value	$502,800	$332,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,625
Housing units	249	665
Homeownership rate	95.6%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desoto Acres	Desoto Lakes
Population	1,153 → 770 (-33.2%)	4,061 → 2,193 (-46.0%)
Median household income	$58,241 → $77,102 (+32.4%)	$71,133 → $72,083 (+1.3%)
Median home value	$428,400 → $502,800 (+17.4%)	$228,700 → $332,700 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,443 → $1,625 (+12.6%)

Desoto Acres

Population

1,153770

Median household income

$58,241$77,102

Median home value

$428,400$502,800

Desoto Lakes

Population

4,0612,193

Median household income

$71,133$72,083

Median home value

$228,700$332,700

Median gross rent

$1,443$1,625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Desoto Acres	Desoto Lakes
Under 5	4.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	17.1%	20.2%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	8.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	16.8%
45 to 54	7.9%	9.3%
55 to 64	18.6%	9.4%
65 to 74	18.4%	14.3%
75 and over	10.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desoto Acres	Desoto Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	45.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	37.3%	49.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desoto Acres	Desoto Lakes
No high school diploma	1.4%	25.5%
High school graduate	42.0%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Desoto Acres	Desoto Lakes
Drove alone	62.7%	79.3%
Carpooled	14.1%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.1%
Worked from home	23.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Desoto Acres	Desoto Lakes
1-unit, detached	95.6%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Desoto Acres	Desoto Lakes
Poverty rate	10.8%	38.9%
Average household size	3.09	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1973	1974