Arnold vs De Soto

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

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

Arnold has the higher population (20,884 vs 6,452 in De Soto). Arnold has the higher median household income ($75,194 vs $46,181 in De Soto). Arnold has the higher median home value ($209,700 vs $144,000 in De Soto).

Population, income & housing

	Arnold	De Soto
Population	20,884	6,452
Median age	39.9 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$75,194	$46,181
Median home value	$209,700	$144,000
Median gross rent	$1,085	$828
Housing units	9,202	3,075
Homeownership rate	79.6%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arnold	De Soto
Population	21,146 → 20,884 (-1.2%)	6,380 → 6,452 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$66,670 → $75,194 (+12.8%)	$39,788 → $46,181 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $209,700 (+33.1%)	$112,200 → $144,000 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$955 → $1,085 (+13.6%)	$729 → $828 (+13.6%)

Arnold

Population

21,14620,884

Median household income

$66,670$75,194

Median home value

$157,600$209,700

Median gross rent

$955$1,085

De Soto

Population

6,3806,452

Median household income

$39,788$46,181

Median home value

$112,200$144,000

Median gross rent

$729$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arnold	De Soto
Under 5	6.4%	7.7%
5 to 17	13.9%	18.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	12.3%
25 to 34	17.7%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	10.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.6%
75 and over	8.3%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arnold	De Soto
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.2%	13.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arnold	De Soto
No high school diploma	9.0%	11.8%
High school graduate	33.0%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arnold	De Soto
Drove alone	85.3%	75.4%
Carpooled	5.8%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	15.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arnold	De Soto
1-unit, detached	78.2%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	19.3%
20 or more units	2.6%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Arnold	De Soto
Poverty rate	7.7%	14.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	27	36
Median year structure built	1977	1966