DeSoto County, FL

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2023 Population

34,719

1.35% 1-year growth

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

42.8

2.64% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

23.1%

12.5% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$50,868

13% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$151,500

8.6% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

12,919

4.27% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, DeSoto County, FL had a population of 34.7k people with a median age of 42.8 and a median household income of $50,868. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of DeSoto County, FL grew from 34,258 to 34,719, a 1.35% increase and its median household income grew from $45,000 to $50,868, a 13% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in DeSoto County, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.7%), White (Hispanic) (12.2%), Other (Hispanic) (8.72%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (8.43%).

None of the households in DeSoto County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92% of the residents in DeSoto County, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in DeSoto County, FL was $151,500, and the homeownership rate was 71.3%.

Most people in DeSoto County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in DeSoto County, FL was 2 cars per household.

DeSoto County, FL borders Charlotte County, FL, Glades County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Manatee County, FL, and Sarasota County, FL.

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Population & Diversity

DeSoto County, FL is home to a population of 34.7k people, from which 92% are citizens. As of 2023, 12.7% of DeSoto County, FL residents were born outside of the country (4.42k people).

In 2023, there were 4.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.3k people) in DeSoto County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.39k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.24k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92%

2023 Citizenship

91.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 92% of DeSoto County, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in DeSoto County, FL was 91.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in DeSoto County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in DeSoto County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
19.3k ± 105
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.39k ± 216
White (Hispanic)
4.24k ± 815

29.8%

Hispanic Population

10.3k people

29.8% of the people in DeSoto County, FL are hispanic (10.3k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in DeSoto County, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Foreign-Born Population

12.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.42k people

12.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

4.43k people

As of 2023, 12.7% of DeSoto County, FL residents (4.42k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in DeSoto County, FL was 12.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
898 ± 160
Gulf War (1990s)
506 ± 275
Gulf War (2001-)
268 ± 144

DeSoto County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.77 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of DeSoto County, FL employs 12.9k people. The largest industries in DeSoto County, FL are Construction (2,206 people), Retail Trade (1,466 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,315 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($71,250), Wholesale Trade ($51,370), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,745).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

12.9k

2023 Value

± 1,069

4.27%

1 Year growth

± 11%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in DeSoto County, FL grew at a rate of 4.27%, from 12.4k employees to 12.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in DeSoto County, FL, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,547 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,527 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (1,112 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of DeSoto County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.9k

2023 Value

± 1,069

4.27%

1 Year growth

± 11%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in DeSoto County, FL grew at a rate of 4.27%, from 12.4k employees to 12.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in DeSoto County, FL, are Construction (2,206 people), Retail Trade (1,466 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,315 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of DeSoto County, FL, though some of these residents may live in DeSoto County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,980

Median earning men ± $2,309

$32,093

Median earning women ± $2,659

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($51,851), Manufacturing ($51,053), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,715).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,066), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,694), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,775).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

68
Construction
48
Other Services (except Public Administration)
36
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$61.4k
Transportation and Warehousing
$44.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$34.4k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in DeSoto County, FL went to Donald J. Trump with 65.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (33.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.411%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (65.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (33.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.411%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in DeSoto County, FL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in DeSoto County, FL was $151,500 in 2023, which is 0.499 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $139,500 to $151,500, a 8.6% increase. The homeownership rate in DeSoto County, FL is 71.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in DeSoto County, FL have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in DeSoto County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in DeSoto County, FL is $50,868. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in DeSoto County, FL was Census Tract 104.06 with a value of $65,212, followed by Census Tract 101.02 and Census Tract 101.01, with respective values of $62,529 and $62,130.

In 2023, 14.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in DeSoto County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.99%.

Housing

Property

$151,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,342

$9,025

Median Property Taxes

±$715

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 DeSoto County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in DeSoto County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.3%

Homeownership

2023

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 71.3% of the housing units in DeSoto County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in DeSoto County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 104.06
Census Tract 101.02
Census Tract 101.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in DeSoto County, FL was Census Tract 104.06 with a value of $65,212, followed by Census Tract 101.02 and Census Tract 101.01, with respective values of $62,529 and $62,130.

The following map shows all of the tracts in DeSoto County, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$50,868

Median Household Income

± $3,499

12.7k

Number of Households

± 943

In 2023, the median household income of the 12.7k households in DeSoto County, FL grew to $50,868 from the previous year's value of $45,000.

The following chart displays the households in DeSoto County, FL 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for DeSoto County, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (68.2%)
Carpooled (19.5%)
Worked At Home (5.81%)

In 2023, 68.2% of workers in DeSoto County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.5%) and those who worked at home (5.81%).

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

29.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in DeSoto County, FL have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.14% of the workforce in DeSoto County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in DeSoto County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in DeSoto County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in DeSoto County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 14.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in DeSoto County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.99%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

23.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in DeSoto County, FL (7.63k out of 33k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in DeSoto County, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 36.7% of the children was living in poverty in DeSoto County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

81.2% of the population of DeSoto County, FL has health coverage, with 25.9% on employee plans, 22.2% on Medicaid, 18.3% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 1.93% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in DeSoto County, FL see 5503 patients per year on average, which represents a 30.3% increase from the previous year (4222 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 478 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

5,503 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in DeSoto County, FL

Primary care physicians in DeSoto County, FL see an average of 5,503 patients per year. This represents a 30.3% increase from the previous year (4,222 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in DeSoto County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.6% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 35.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

18.8%

Uninsured

25.9%

Employer Coverage

22.2%

Medicaid

18.3%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

1.93%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in DeSoto County, FL declined by 4.04% from 19.6% to 18.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in DeSoto County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 52.5 in DeSoto County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in DeSoto County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41.6% in DeSoto County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in DeSoto County, FL.