DeSoto

Population: 55,896
Median household income: $83,256
Median home value: $282,600

DeSoto is a community in Dallas County, Texas, home to 55,896 residents. At $83,256, its median household income sits above Dallas County's $74,149.

From 2019 to 2023, DeSoto's population grew 5.3% from 53,090 to 55,896, while its median home value rose 66.4% from $169,800 to $282,600.

The median gross rent is $1,478. 29.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,896
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $83,256
Median home value: $282,600
Median gross rent: $1,478
Housing units: 22,021
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

53,09055,896

Median household income

$71,578$83,256

Median home value

$169,800$282,600

Median gross rent

$1,179$1,478

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,090	$71,578	$169,800	$1,179
2020	53,170	$71,124	$195,900	$1,208
2021	55,761	$79,570	$215,100	$1,303
2022	55,882	$81,736	$257,800	$1,414
2023	55,896	$83,256	$282,600	$1,478

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,558	4.6%
5 to 17	9,234	16.5%
18 to 24	4,631	8.3%
25 to 34	5,888	10.5%
35 to 44	8,118	14.5%
45 to 54	9,063	16.2%
55 to 64	8,055	14.4%
65 to 74	5,193	9.3%
75 and over	3,156	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,528	8.1%
Black or African American	37,954	67.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	321	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	385	0.7%
Two or more races	1,995	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,713	19.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,595	9.1%
High school graduate	9,613	24.4%
Some college or associate's	14,477	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	6,400	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5,388	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,013	74.3%
Carpooled	2,250	8.0%
Public transit	144	0.5%
Walked	163	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4,418	15.6%
Other means	279	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,020	12.7%
15 to 29 min	8,256	34.6%
30 to 44 min	7,256	30.4%
45 to 59 min	2,646	11.1%
60+ min	2,671	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 7.3% (4,059 of 55,236)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,795	65.8%
Nonfamily households	7,180	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,975	95.2%
Vacant	1,046	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,787	70.5%
Renter-occupied	6,188	29.5%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,390	74.4%
1-unit, attached	605	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1,149	5.2%
5 to 19 units	2,217	10.1%
20 or more units	1,179	5.4%
Mobile home & other	481	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4820092
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 32.5993, -96.8629