Desoto Lakes vs Nokomis

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

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

Nokomis has the higher population (3,391 vs 2,193 in Desoto Lakes). Desoto Lakes has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $41,333 in Nokomis). Desoto Lakes has the higher median home value ($332,700 vs $225,100 in Nokomis).

Population, income & housing

	Desoto Lakes	Nokomis
Population	2,193	3,391
Median age	41.8 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,083	$41,333
Median home value	$332,700	$225,100
Median gross rent	$1,625	$1,210
Housing units	665	2,196
Homeownership rate	71.3%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desoto Lakes	Nokomis
Population	4,061 → 2,193 (-46.0%)	3,355 → 3,391 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$71,133 → $72,083 (+1.3%)	$52,710 → $41,333 (-21.6%)
Median home value	$228,700 → $332,700 (+45.5%)	$153,100 → $225,100 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,443 → $1,625 (+12.6%)	$864 → $1,210 (+40.0%)

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

Nokomis

Population

3,3553,391

Median household income

$52,710$41,333

Median home value

$153,100$225,100

Median gross rent

$864$1,210

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Desoto Lakes	Nokomis
Under 5	3.3%	2.0%
5 to 17	20.2%	7.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	16.8%	4.9%
45 to 54	9.3%	17.0%
55 to 64	9.4%	20.1%
65 to 74	14.3%	17.0%
75 and over	5.2%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desoto Lakes	Nokomis
White (non-Hispanic)	45.1%	80.5%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	49.9%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desoto Lakes	Nokomis
No high school diploma	25.5%	10.5%
High school graduate	33.2%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Desoto Lakes	Nokomis
Drove alone	79.3%	65.9%
Carpooled	14.4%	17.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	3.1%	1.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.2%
Other means	3.2%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Desoto Lakes	Nokomis
1-unit, detached	83.3%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	1.2%
20 or more units	13.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	42.3%

Poverty & households

	Desoto Lakes	Nokomis
Poverty rate	38.9%	11.9%
Average household size	3.30	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	29	17
Median year structure built	1974	1978