De Soto

Population: 943
Median household income: $92,500
Median home value: $210,500

De Soto, a community in Dallas County, Iowa, has 943 residents. Its median household income of $92,500 runs below the Dallas County figure of $102,349.

Between 2019 and 2023, De Soto's population declined 8.0% from 1,025 to 943, while its median home value rose 47.2% from $143,000 to $210,500.

81.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 943
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $92,500
Median home value: $210,500
Median gross rent: $933
Housing units: 392
Homeownership rate: 87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,025943

Median household income

$67,019$92,500

Median home value

$143,000$210,500

Median gross rent

$690$933

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,025	$67,019	$143,000	$690
2020	987	$73,021	$156,700	$681
2021	1,037	$76,477	$162,500	$743
2022	925	$86,071	$194,000	$825
2023	943	$92,500	$210,500	$933

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	7.5%
5 to 17	198	21.0%
18 to 24	51	5.4%
25 to 34	166	17.6%
35 to 44	153	16.2%
45 to 54	57	6.0%
55 to 64	94	10.0%
65 to 74	86	9.1%
75 and over	67	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	850	90.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	33	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree21.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	5.5%
High school graduate	203	32.6%
Some college or associate's	202	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	132	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	52	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	367	74.0%
Carpooled	50	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	75	15.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	86	20.4%
15 to 29 min	183	43.5%
30 to 44 min	110	26.1%
45 to 59 min	11	2.6%
60+ min	31	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 6.7% (63 of 943)

	Count	Share
Family households	257	73.9%
Nonfamily households	91	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	348	88.8%
Vacant	44	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	306	87.9%
Renter-occupied	42	12.1%

1-unit, detached81.6%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	320	81.6%
1-unit, attached	8	2.0%
2 to 4 units	12	3.1%
5 to 19 units	4	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48	12.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1921045
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5378, -94.0100