De Soto vs Imperial

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

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

De Soto has the higher population (6,452 vs 5,617 in Imperial). Imperial has the higher median household income ($87,949 vs $46,181 in De Soto). Imperial has the higher median home value ($221,900 vs $144,000 in De Soto).

Population, income & housing

	De Soto	Imperial
Population	6,452	5,617
Median age	32.6 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$46,181	$87,949
Median home value	$144,000	$221,900
Median gross rent	$828	$1,255
Housing units	3,075	2,037
Homeownership rate	58.9%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Soto	Imperial
Population	6,380 → 6,452 (+1.1%)	4,260 → 5,617 (+31.9%)
Median household income	$39,788 → $46,181 (+16.1%)	$64,565 → $87,949 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$112,200 → $144,000 (+28.3%)	$162,300 → $221,900 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $828 (+13.6%)	$944 → $1,255 (+32.9%)

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

Imperial

Population

4,2605,617

Median household income

$64,565$87,949

Median home value

$162,300$221,900

Median gross rent

$944$1,255

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Soto	Imperial
Under 5	7.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	23.7%
18 to 24	12.3%	10.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	5.8%
35 to 44	10.9%	17.5%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.3%	8.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.6%
75 and over	8.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Soto	Imperial
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.9%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Soto	Imperial
No high school diploma	11.8%	6.6%
High school graduate	41.4%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Soto	Imperial
Drove alone	75.4%	85.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	5.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	7.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Soto	Imperial
1-unit, detached	70.1%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	19.3%	0.9%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	De Soto	Imperial
Poverty rate	14.7%	8.0%
Average household size	2.27	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	1966	1989