DeSoto vs Richardson

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

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

Richardson has the higher population (118,269 vs 55,896 in DeSoto). Richardson has the higher median household income ($96,257 vs $83,256 in DeSoto). Richardson has the higher median home value ($405,600 vs $282,600 in DeSoto).

Population, income & housing

	DeSoto	Richardson
Population	55,896	118,269
Median age	41.9 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$83,256	$96,257
Median home value	$282,600	$405,600
Median gross rent	$1,478	$1,825
Housing units	22,021	47,827
Homeownership rate	70.5%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	56.2%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeSoto	Richardson
Population	53,090 → 55,896 (+5.3%)	116,432 → 118,269 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$71,578 → $83,256 (+16.3%)	$85,678 → $96,257 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$169,800 → $282,600 (+66.4%)	$274,200 → $405,600 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,179 → $1,478 (+25.4%)	$1,403 → $1,825 (+30.1%)

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

Richardson

Population

116,432118,269

Median household income

$85,678$96,257

Median home value

$274,200$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,403$1,825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeSoto	Richardson
Under 5	4.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	13.1%
25 to 34	10.5%	18.1%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	16.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.4%	10.4%
65 to 74	9.3%	7.4%
75 and over	5.6%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeSoto	Richardson
White (non-Hispanic)	8.1%	49.7%
Black or African American	67.9%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	15.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeSoto	Richardson
No high school diploma	9.1%	6.8%
High school graduate	24.4%	11.9%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	23.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeSoto	Richardson
Drove alone	74.3%	63.4%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.5%	2.4%
Walked	0.6%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.6%	23.2%
Other means	1.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeSoto	Richardson
1-unit, detached	74.4%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	10.6%
20 or more units	5.4%	25.3%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	DeSoto	Richardson
Poverty rate	7.3%	10.1%
Average household size	2.64	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1993	1985