Desoto Acres

Population: 770
Median household income: $77,102
Median home value: $502,800

Desoto Acres, a community in Sarasota County, Florida, has 770 residents. The median household income of $77,102 is below the Sarasota County median ($80,633).

From 2020 to 2023, Desoto Acres's population declined 33.2% from 1,153 to 770, while its median home value rose 17.4% from $428,400 to $502,800.

95.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 770
Median age: 49.7 yrs
Median household income: $77,102
Median home value: $502,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 249
Homeownership rate: 95.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,153770

Median household income

$58,241$77,102

Median home value

$428,400$502,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	1,153	$58,241	$428,400
2021	991	$68,986	$495,500
2022	705	$78,077	$456,300
2023	770	$77,102	$502,800

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6418.6%

65 to 7418.4%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	4.0%
5 to 17	132	17.1%
18 to 24	31	4.0%
25 to 34	63	8.2%
35 to 44	89	11.6%
45 to 54	61	7.9%
55 to 64	143	18.6%
65 to 74	142	18.4%
75 and over	78	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	476	61.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	287	37.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree15.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	1.4%
High school graduate	242	42.0%
Some college or associate's	148	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	87	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	91	15.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone62.7%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	284	62.7%
Carpooled	64	14.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	105	23.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	47	13.5%
15 to 29 min	125	35.9%
30 to 44 min	165	47.4%
45 to 59 min	11	3.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.09
Poverty rate: 10.8% (83 of 770)

	Count	Share
Family households	205	82.3%
Nonfamily households	44	17.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	249	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	238	95.6%
Renter-occupied	11	4.4%

1-unit, detached95.6%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	238	95.6%
1-unit, attached	11	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1217273
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 27.3826, -82.5180