Desoto Lakes vs Venice Gardens

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

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

Venice Gardens has the higher population (3,246 vs 2,193 in Desoto Lakes). Desoto Lakes has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $71,000 in Venice Gardens). Desoto Lakes has the higher median home value ($332,700 vs $315,700 in Venice Gardens).

Population, income & housing

	Desoto Lakes	Venice Gardens
Population	2,193	3,246
Median age	41.8 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,083	$71,000
Median home value	$332,700	$315,700
Median gross rent	$1,625	$1,432
Housing units	665	1,678
Homeownership rate	71.3%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desoto Lakes	Venice Gardens
Population	4,061 → 2,193 (-46.0%)	8,171 → 3,246 (-60.3%)
Median household income	$71,133 → $72,083 (+1.3%)	$54,250 → $71,000 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$228,700 → $332,700 (+45.5%)	$211,600 → $315,700 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,443 → $1,625 (+12.6%)	$1,264 → $1,432 (+13.3%)

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

Venice Gardens

Population

8,1713,246

Median household income

$54,250$71,000

Median home value

$211,600$315,700

Median gross rent

$1,264$1,432

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Desoto Lakes	Venice Gardens
Under 5	3.3%	2.2%
5 to 17	20.2%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.7%	1.4%
25 to 34	12.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	16.8%	14.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	7.6%
55 to 64	9.4%	19.2%
65 to 74	14.3%	18.2%
75 and over	5.2%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desoto Lakes	Venice Gardens
White (non-Hispanic)	45.1%	88.5%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	49.9%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desoto Lakes	Venice Gardens
No high school diploma	25.5%	5.5%
High school graduate	33.2%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Desoto Lakes	Venice Gardens
Drove alone	79.3%	77.2%
Carpooled	14.4%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	3.1%	1.8%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.2%
Other means	3.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Desoto Lakes	Venice Gardens
1-unit, detached	83.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Desoto Lakes	Venice Gardens
Poverty rate	38.9%	6.9%
Average household size	3.30	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1974	1968