De Soto vs Makanda

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

De Soto and Makanda 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 550 in Makanda). Makanda has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $52,131 in De Soto). Makanda has the higher median home value ($241,300 vs $88,800 in De Soto).

Population, income & housing

	De Soto	Makanda
Population	1,701	550
Median age	35.7 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,131	$72,083
Median home value	$88,800	$241,300
Median gross rent	$749	$911
Housing units	812	243
Homeownership rate	45.1%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	60.8%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Soto	Makanda
Population	1,697 → 1,701 (+0.2%)	588 → 550 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$43,333 → $52,131 (+20.3%)	$68,750 → $72,083 (+4.8%)
Median home value	$81,100 → $88,800 (+9.5%)	$231,100 → $241,300 (+4.4%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $749 (+18.7%)	$1,013 → $911 (-10.1%)

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

Makanda

Population

588550

Median household income

$68,750$72,083

Median home value

$231,100$241,300

Median gross rent

$1,013$911

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Soto	Makanda
Under 5	6.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	18.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	1.5%
25 to 34	16.3%	6.0%
35 to 44	14.1%	8.7%
45 to 54	17.9%	17.1%
55 to 64	6.5%	13.1%
65 to 74	7.1%	20.7%
75 and over	5.9%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Soto	Makanda
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	82.2%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	13.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Soto	Makanda
No high school diploma	9.9%	2.9%
High school graduate	30.0%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	27.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Soto	Makanda
Drove alone	76.9%	87.2%
Carpooled	9.3%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	9.9%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Soto	Makanda
1-unit, detached	61.5%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	19.5%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	De Soto	Makanda
Poverty rate	16.6%	10.7%
Average household size	2.20	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1978	1993