DeSoto vs Rowlett

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

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

Rowlett has the higher population (64,139 vs 55,896 in DeSoto). Rowlett has the higher median household income ($113,600 vs $83,256 in DeSoto). Rowlett has the higher median home value ($342,400 vs $282,600 in DeSoto).

Population, income & housing

	DeSoto	Rowlett
Population	55,896	64,139
Median age	41.9 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$83,256	$113,600
Median home value	$282,600	$342,400
Median gross rent	$1,478	$1,964
Housing units	22,021	22,511
Homeownership rate	70.5%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeSoto	Rowlett
Population	53,090 → 55,896 (+5.3%)	63,793 → 64,139 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$71,578 → $83,256 (+16.3%)	$101,085 → $113,600 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$169,800 → $282,600 (+66.4%)	$228,800 → $342,400 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,179 → $1,478 (+25.4%)	$1,627 → $1,964 (+20.7%)

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

Rowlett

Population

63,79364,139

Median household income

$101,085$113,600

Median home value

$228,800$342,400

Median gross rent

$1,627$1,964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeSoto	Rowlett
Under 5	4.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.5%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.5%	13.4%
45 to 54	16.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.3%	7.6%
75 and over	5.6%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeSoto	Rowlett
White (non-Hispanic)	8.1%	46.7%
Black or African American	67.9%	22.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeSoto	Rowlett
No high school diploma	9.1%	6.4%
High school graduate	24.4%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeSoto	Rowlett
Drove alone	74.3%	75.2%
Carpooled	8.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.5%	1.4%
Walked	0.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	15.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeSoto	Rowlett
1-unit, detached	74.4%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	2.2%
20 or more units	5.4%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	DeSoto	Rowlett
Poverty rate	7.3%	7.2%
Average household size	2.64	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1993	1997