Desoto Lakes vs Pinecraft

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

Desoto Lakes and Pinecraft 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 465 in Pinecraft). Desoto Lakes has the higher median home value ($332,700 vs $328,800 in Pinecraft). Since 2019, Pinecraft's population has grown faster (-22.0% vs -46.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Desoto Lakes	Pinecraft
Population	2,193	465
Median age	41.8 yrs	63.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,083	—
Median home value	$332,700	$328,800
Median gross rent	$1,625	$811
Housing units	665	847
Homeownership rate	71.3%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desoto Lakes	Pinecraft
Population	4,061 → 2,193 (-46.0%)	596 → 465 (-22.0%)
Median household income	$71,133 → $72,083 (+1.3%)	$29,013 → $34,102 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$228,700 → $332,700 (+45.5%)	$311,600 → $328,800 (+5.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,443 → $1,625 (+12.6%)	$660 → $811 (+22.9%)

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

Pinecraft

Population

596465

Median household income

$29,013$34,102

Median home value

$311,600$328,800

Median gross rent

$660$811

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Desoto Lakes	Pinecraft
Under 5	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.2%	2.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	4.1%
25 to 34	12.7%	3.2%
35 to 44	16.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	6.7%
55 to 64	9.4%	54.0%
65 to 74	14.3%	0.0%
75 and over	5.2%	29.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desoto Lakes	Pinecraft
White (non-Hispanic)	45.1%	84.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
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	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	49.9%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desoto Lakes	Pinecraft
No high school diploma	25.5%	55.0%
High school graduate	33.2%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	7.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Desoto Lakes	Pinecraft
Drove alone	79.3%	45.0%
Carpooled	14.4%	36.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.8%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Desoto Lakes	Pinecraft
1-unit, detached	83.3%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Desoto Lakes	Pinecraft
Poverty rate	38.9%	3.2%
Average household size	3.30	1.72
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1974	1966