De Soto vs Plains

A side-by-side comparison of De Soto and Plains: population, income, housing, and more.

De Soto and Plains are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Plains has the higher population (713 vs 92 in De Soto). Plains has the higher median household income ($38,131 vs $36,250 in De Soto). Since 2019, Plains's population has grown faster (+11.4% vs -48.9%).

Population, income & housing

	De Soto	Plains
Population	92	713
Median age	33.2 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,250	$38,131
Median home value	—	$253,500
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	60	295
Homeownership rate	73.9%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Soto	Plains
Population	180 → 92 (-48.9%)	640 → 713 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$40,781 → $36,250 (-11.1%)	$30,417 → $38,131 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $45,000 (+0.0%)	$66,200 → $253,500 (+282.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$671 → $875 (+30.4%)

De Soto

Population

18092

Median household income

$40,781$36,250

Median home value

$45,000$45,000

Plains

Population

640713

Median household income

$30,417$38,131

Median home value

$66,200$253,500

Median gross rent

$671$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Soto	Plains
Under 5	1.1%	1.4%
5 to 17	14.1%	38.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	0.6%
25 to 34	35.9%	0.4%
35 to 44	2.2%	18.4%
45 to 54	6.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	3.3%	5.3%
65 to 74	21.7%	13.7%
75 and over	6.5%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Soto	Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	25.0%	36.2%
Black or African American	30.4%	59.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	42.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Soto	Plains
No high school diploma	50.0%	19.1%
High school graduate	15.7%	56.0%
Some college or associate's	10.0%	11.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.6%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Soto	Plains
Drove alone	54.3%	21.4%
Carpooled	40.0%	75.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Soto	Plains
1-unit, detached	93.3%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	De Soto	Plains
Poverty rate	42.4%	14.1%
Average household size	2.00	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	14	26
Median year structure built	1961	1949