DeSoto County, Florida Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

DeSoto County is 3rd in Florida out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

DeSoto County is 5th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

DeSoto County is 7th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

DeSoto County is 8th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

DeSoto County is 9th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Foreign born residents

DeSoto County is 9th in Florida out of 67 other counties in People per household

DeSoto County is 11th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 5

DeSoto County is 13th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Main Cities Within DeSoto County, Florida

DeSoto County, Florida Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	DeSoto County	Rank	Florida	US
Current population (2012)	34,712	48th	19,317,568	313,914,040
Size in square miles	637.1	41st	53,624.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	54.7	45th	350.6	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	DeSoto County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	11th	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.5%	13th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.0%	26th	18.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	DeSoto County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	68.9%	65th	85.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	11.4%	51st	26.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	DeSoto County	Rank	Florida	US
Race - White	83.4%	31st	78.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	13.5%	30th	16.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.1%	8th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	50th	2.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	7th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.1%	62nd	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	30.3%	5th	23.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	55.3%	57th	57.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	DeSoto County	Rank	Florida	US
Female residents	43.6%	59th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	19.3%	9th	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	DeSoto County	Rank	Florida	US
Housing units	14,617	48th	9,026,965	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.4%	40th	29.9%	25.9%
Households	10,462	49th	7,140,096	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	75.6%	31st	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$114,900	50th	$188,600	$186,200
People per household	2.9	9th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	99	39th	64,810	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	DeSoto County	Rank	Florida	US
Income per capita	$16,034	61st	$26,733	$27,915
Income per household	$36,407	60th	$47,827	$52,762
Income below poverty line	26.1%	3rd	14.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	DeSoto County	Rank	Florida	US
Non-farm private establishments	409	49th	490,851	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	4,614	50th	6,732,639	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,899	50th	2,009,589	27,092,908
Retail sales	$280,786	49th	$262,341,127	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,001	50th	$14,353	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$24,311	49th	$41,922,059	$613,795,732

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