De Soto vs Harrison

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

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

De Soto has the higher population (1,701 vs 948 in Harrison). Harrison has the higher median household income ($75,417 vs $52,131 in De Soto). Harrison has the higher median home value ($128,600 vs $88,800 in De Soto).

Population, income & housing

	De Soto	Harrison
Population	1,701	948
Median age	35.7 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,131	$75,417
Median home value	$88,800	$128,600
Median gross rent	$749	$695
Housing units	812	444
Homeownership rate	45.1%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Soto	Harrison
Population	1,697 → 1,701 (+0.2%)	805 → 948 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$43,333 → $52,131 (+20.3%)	$32,396 → $75,417 (+132.8%)
Median home value	$81,100 → $88,800 (+9.5%)	$69,200 → $128,600 (+85.8%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $749 (+18.7%)	$655 → $695 (+6.1%)

De Soto

Population

1,6971,701

Median household income

$43,333$52,131

Median home value

$81,100$88,800

Median gross rent

$631$749

Harrison

Population

805948

Median household income

$32,396$75,417

Median home value

$69,200$128,600

Median gross rent

$655$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Soto	Harrison
Under 5	6.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.5%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	13.4%
25 to 34	16.3%	3.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	6.6%
45 to 54	17.9%	6.4%
55 to 64	6.5%	14.1%
65 to 74	7.1%	27.8%
75 and over	5.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Soto	Harrison
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	56.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	17.9%
Two or more races	6.3%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Soto	Harrison
No high school diploma	9.9%	5.2%
High school graduate	30.0%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Soto	Harrison
Drove alone	76.9%	93.1%
Carpooled	9.3%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	0.0%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Soto	Harrison
1-unit, detached	61.5%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.5%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	25.0%

Poverty & households

	De Soto	Harrison
Poverty rate	16.6%	10.0%
Average household size	2.20	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	18	34
Median year structure built	1978	1968