De Soto vs Festus

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

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

Festus has the higher population (12,965 vs 6,452 in De Soto). Festus has the higher median household income ($70,085 vs $46,181 in De Soto). Festus has the higher median home value ($206,200 vs $144,000 in De Soto).

Population, income & housing

	De Soto	Festus
Population	6,452	12,965
Median age	32.6 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$46,181	$70,085
Median home value	$144,000	$206,200
Median gross rent	$828	$935
Housing units	3,075	5,389
Homeownership rate	58.9%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Soto	Festus
Population	6,380 → 6,452 (+1.1%)	11,982 → 12,965 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$39,788 → $46,181 (+16.1%)	$55,236 → $70,085 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$112,200 → $144,000 (+28.3%)	$137,100 → $206,200 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $828 (+13.6%)	$833 → $935 (+12.2%)

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

Festus

Population

11,98212,965

Median household income

$55,236$70,085

Median home value

$137,100$206,200

Median gross rent

$833$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Soto	Festus
Under 5	7.7%	9.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	19.3%
18 to 24	12.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	9.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	9.1%
75 and over	8.2%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Soto	Festus
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.9%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Soto	Festus
No high school diploma	11.8%	12.0%
High school graduate	41.4%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Soto	Festus
Drove alone	75.4%	83.2%
Carpooled	8.6%	5.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	9.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Soto	Festus
1-unit, detached	70.1%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	19.3%	6.5%
20 or more units	2.2%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	De Soto	Festus
Poverty rate	14.7%	16.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	36	26
Median year structure built	1966	1981