DeSoto vs Lancaster

A side-by-side comparison of DeSoto and Lancaster: population, income, housing, and more.

DeSoto and Lancaster are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

DeSoto has the higher population (55,896 vs 40,753 in Lancaster). DeSoto has the higher median household income ($83,256 vs $67,584 in Lancaster). DeSoto has the higher median home value ($282,600 vs $229,900 in Lancaster).

Population, income & housing

	DeSoto	Lancaster
Population	55,896	40,753
Median age	41.9 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$83,256	$67,584
Median home value	$282,600	$229,900
Median gross rent	$1,478	$1,627
Housing units	22,021	15,362
Homeownership rate	70.5%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeSoto	Lancaster
Population	53,090 → 55,896 (+5.3%)	39,214 → 40,753 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$71,578 → $83,256 (+16.3%)	$57,259 → $67,584 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$169,800 → $282,600 (+66.4%)	$136,700 → $229,900 (+68.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,179 → $1,478 (+25.4%)	$1,074 → $1,627 (+51.5%)

DeSoto

Population

53,09055,896

Median household income

$71,578$83,256

Median home value

$169,800$282,600

Median gross rent

$1,179$1,478

Lancaster

Population

39,21440,753

Median household income

$57,259$67,584

Median home value

$136,700$229,900

Median gross rent

$1,074$1,627

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeSoto	Lancaster
Under 5	4.6%	9.0%
5 to 17	16.5%	19.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	14.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	16.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.3%	7.1%
75 and over	5.6%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeSoto	Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	8.1%	9.6%
Black or African American	67.9%	63.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	23.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeSoto	Lancaster
No high school diploma	9.1%	12.5%
High school graduate	24.4%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeSoto	Lancaster
Drove alone	74.3%	76.8%
Carpooled	8.0%	12.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	0.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.6%	7.9%
Other means	1.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeSoto	Lancaster
1-unit, detached	74.4%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	6.7%
20 or more units	5.4%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	DeSoto	Lancaster
Poverty rate	7.3%	14.4%
Average household size	2.64	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1993	1990