Desoto Lakes

Population: 2,193
Median household income: $72,083
Median home value: $332,700

Located in Sarasota County, Florida, Desoto Lakes is a community with a population of 2,193. The median household income of $72,083 is below the Sarasota County median ($80,633).

Between 2019 and 2023, Desoto Lakes's population declined 46.0% from 4,061 to 2,193, while its median home value rose 45.5% from $228,700 to $332,700.

Owners occupy 71.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,193
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $72,083
Median home value: $332,700
Median gross rent: $1,625
Housing units: 665
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0612,193

Median household income

$71,133$72,083

Median home value

$228,700$332,700

Median gross rent

$1,443$1,625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,061	$71,133	$228,700	$1,443
2020	1,907	$67,414	$221,800	$1,349
2021	1,759	$77,524	$245,900	$1,667
2022	1,738	$71,920	$299,200	$1,580
2023	2,193	$72,083	$332,700	$1,625

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	3.3%
5 to 17	444	20.2%
18 to 24	191	8.7%
25 to 34	278	12.7%
35 to 44	368	16.8%
45 to 54	204	9.3%
55 to 64	207	9.4%
65 to 74	313	14.3%
75 and over	115	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	989	45.1%
Black or African American	35	1.6%
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	75	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,094	49.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.5%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	379	25.5%
High school graduate	493	33.2%
Some college or associate's	385	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	201	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	27	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled14.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle3.1%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	697	79.3%
Carpooled	127	14.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	27	3.1%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	28	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25	2.8%
15 to 29 min	373	42.4%
30 to 44 min	450	51.2%
45 to 59 min	14	1.6%
60+ min	17	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.30
Poverty rate: 38.9% (854 of 2,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	487	73.2%
Nonfamily households	178	26.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	665	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	474	71.3%
Renter-occupied	191	28.7%

1-unit, detached83.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units13.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	554	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	23	3.5%
20 or more units	88	13.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1217300
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 27.3805, -82.4990