DeSoto County, Mississippi

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 188,598
Median household income: $82,980
Median home value: $248,700

DeSoto County, Mississippi counts 188,598 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $82,980 is above the Mississippi median ($54,915).

Between 2019 and 2023, DeSoto County's population grew 5.4% from 178,975 to 188,598, while its median household income rose 23.8% from $67,038 to $82,980.

The typical home was built around 1998. 10.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 188,598
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $82,980
Median home value: $248,700
Median gross rent: $1,341
Housing units: 74,066
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

178,975188,598

Median household income

$67,038$82,980

Median home value

$168,500$248,700

Median gross rent

$1,057$1,341

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	178,975	$67,038	$168,500	$1,057
2020	182,256	$69,990	$177,800	$1,073
2021	183,220	$73,460	$193,400	$1,132
2022	186,214	$79,666	$227,600	$1,252
2023	188,598	$82,980	$248,700	$1,341

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,913	5.8%
5 to 17	36,598	19.4%
18 to 24	16,507	8.8%
25 to 34	24,434	13.0%
35 to 44	26,703	14.2%
45 to 54	25,709	13.6%
55 to 64	22,660	12.0%
65 to 74	15,621	8.3%
75 and over	9,453	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	109,463	58.0%
Black or African American	59,997	31.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	127	0.1%
Asian	2,538	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	402	0.2%
Two or more races	5,459	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,612	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,671	8.6%
High school graduate	36,010	28.9%
Some college or associate's	42,623	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	22,812	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12,464	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	76,187	81.7%
Carpooled	8,792	9.4%
Public transit	132	0.1%
Walked	430	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6,926	7.4%
Other means	804	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,383	21.3%
15 to 29 min	33,811	39.2%
30 to 44 min	23,278	27.0%
45 to 59 min	6,396	7.4%
60+ min	4,477	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 10.0% (18,650 of 187,342)

	Count	Share
Family households	51,323	74.0%
Nonfamily households	18,004	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	69,327	93.6%
Vacant	4,739	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	53,934	77.8%
Renter-occupied	15,393	22.2%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	61,941	83.6%
1-unit, attached	894	1.2%
2 to 4 units	2,205	3.0%
5 to 19 units	4,701	6.3%
20 or more units	1,464	2.0%
Mobile home & other	2,861	3.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 28033
State: Mississippi
Land area: 476 sq mi
Water area: 19 sq mi
Center point: 34.8749, -89.9912