De Soto, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

65.5

97.3% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

32.3%

23.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$30,972

14.6% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$62,900

Population & Diversity

De Soto, GA is home to a population of 99 people, from which 98% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.02% of De Soto, GA residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2024, there were 2.77 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (61 people) in De Soto, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22 White (Non-Hispanic) and 13 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2024 Citizenship

91.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of De Soto, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in De Soto, GA was 91.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in De Soto, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in De Soto, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
61 ± 42
White (Non-Hispanic)
22 ± 22
Other (Hispanic)
13 ± 25

15.2%

Hispanic Population

15 people

15.2% of the people in De Soto, GA are hispanic (15 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in De Soto, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

2.02%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

8.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

As of 2024, 2.02% of De Soto, GA residents (2 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in De Soto, GA was 8.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in De Soto, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

10 ± 25

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in De Soto, GA.

Housing & Living

People in De Soto, GA have an average commute time of 12 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in De Soto, GA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$62,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,876

$38

Median Property Taxes

±$42

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In De Soto, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in De Soto, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.5%

Homeownership

2024

26.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.5% of the housing units in De Soto, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in De Soto, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$30,972

Median Household Income

± $17,704

Number of Households

± 46

In 2024, the median household income of the 51 households in De Soto, GA declined from $30,972 from the previous year's value of $36,250.

The following chart displays the households in De Soto, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for De Soto, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.4%)
Carpooled (25%)
Walked (3.57%)

In 2024, 71.4% of workers in De Soto, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (25%) and those who walked to work (3.57%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

12 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in De Soto, GA have a shorter commute time (12 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in De Soto, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in De Soto, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in De Soto, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in De Soto, GA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in De Soto, GA (32 out of 99 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in De Soto, GA is Black, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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