De Soto vs Pevely

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

De Soto and Pevely 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 6,037 in Pevely). Pevely has the higher median household income ($64,660 vs $46,181 in De Soto). Pevely has the higher median home value ($203,700 vs $144,000 in De Soto).

Population, income & housing

	De Soto	Pevely
Population	6,452	6,037
Median age	32.6 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,181	$64,660
Median home value	$144,000	$203,700
Median gross rent	$828	$844
Housing units	3,075	2,357
Homeownership rate	58.9%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Soto	Pevely
Population	6,380 → 6,452 (+1.1%)	5,893 → 6,037 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$39,788 → $46,181 (+16.1%)	$55,980 → $64,660 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$112,200 → $144,000 (+28.3%)	$132,500 → $203,700 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $828 (+13.6%)	$702 → $844 (+20.2%)

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

Pevely

Population

5,8936,037

Median household income

$55,980$64,660

Median home value

$132,500$203,700

Median gross rent

$702$844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Soto	Pevely
Under 5	7.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	18.8%	18.4%
18 to 24	12.3%	11.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	15.6%
35 to 44	10.9%	8.4%
45 to 54	10.4%	7.9%
55 to 64	10.3%	15.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	12.4%
75 and over	8.2%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Soto	Pevely
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.9%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Soto	Pevely
No high school diploma	11.8%	9.0%
High school graduate	41.4%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Soto	Pevely
Drove alone	75.4%	73.3%
Carpooled	8.6%	15.9%
Public transit	0.3%	3.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	7.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Soto	Pevely
1-unit, detached	70.1%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	19.3%	9.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	De Soto	Pevely
Poverty rate	14.7%	15.2%
Average household size	2.27	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	36	26
Median year structure built	1966	1997