De Soto

Population: 1,701
Median household income: $52,131
Median home value: $88,800

De Soto, a community in Jackson County, Illinois, has 1,701 residents. Its median household income of $52,131 runs above the Jackson County figure of $45,572.

From 2019 to 2023, De Soto's population held roughly steady from 1,697 to 1,701, while its median home value rose 9.5% from $81,100 to $88,800.

The median gross rent is $749. 17.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,701
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $52,131
Median home value: $88,800
Median gross rent: $749
Housing units: 812
Homeownership rate: 45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6971,701

Median household income

$43,333$52,131

Median home value

$81,100$88,800

Median gross rent

$631$749

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,697	$43,333	$81,100	$631
2020	1,652	$44,744	$77,900	$678
2021	1,631	$47,976	$82,500	$684
2022	1,684	$53,188	$86,300	$776
2023	1,701	$52,131	$88,800	$749

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5417.9%

55 to 646.5%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	114	6.7%
5 to 17	315	18.5%
18 to 24	120	7.1%
25 to 34	277	16.3%
35 to 44	240	14.1%
45 to 54	304	17.9%
55 to 64	110	6.5%
65 to 74	121	7.1%
75 and over	100	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,560	91.7%
Black or African American	27	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	107	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's42.6%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	114	9.9%
High school graduate	346	30.0%
Some college or associate's	491	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	123	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	78	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	662	76.9%
Carpooled	80	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	76	8.8%
Other means	22	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	314	40.0%
15 to 29 min	285	36.3%
30 to 44 min	142	18.1%
45 to 59 min	31	3.9%
60+ min	13	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 16.6% (282 of 1,695)

	Count	Share
Family households	452	61.0%
Nonfamily households	289	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	741	91.3%
Vacant	71	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	334	45.1%
Renter-occupied	407	54.9%

1-unit, detached61.5%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units19.5%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	499	61.5%
1-unit, attached	4	0.5%
2 to 4 units	158	19.5%
5 to 19 units	24	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	127	15.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1719616
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.8157, -89.2270