DeSoto County, FL

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2022 Population

34,258

0.679% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marco Rubio

Republican Party

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

41.7

1.96% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

26.4%

4.23% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$45,000

12.7% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$139,500

23.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, DeSoto County, FL had a population of 34.3k people with a median age of 41.7 and a median household income of $45,000. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of DeSoto County, FL grew from 34,027 to 34,258, a 0.679% increase and its median household income grew from $39,945 to $45,000, a 12.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in DeSoto County, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (53.9%), White (Hispanic) (18.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.2%), Other (Hispanic) (7%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (6.1%).

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.

91.4% of the residents in DeSoto County, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in DeSoto County, FL was $139,500, and the homeownership rate was 71.2%.

Most people in DeSoto County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.7 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 34.3k people, from which 91.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 12.9% of DeSoto County, FL residents were born outside of the country (4.43k people).

In 2022, there were 2.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.5k people) in DeSoto County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.32k White (Hispanic) and 4.18k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

91.4%

2022 Citizenship

90.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 91.4% of DeSoto County, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in DeSoto County, FL was 90.8%, 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)
18.5k ± 89
White (Hispanic)
6.32k ± 805
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.18k ± 215

32%

Hispanic Population

11k people

32% of the people in DeSoto County, FL are hispanic (11k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

12.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

4.43k people

13.3%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

4.54k people

As of 2022, 12.9% of DeSoto County, FL residents (4.43k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in DeSoto County, FL was 13.3%, 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
736 ± 142
Gulf War (1990s)
458 ± 246
Gulf War (2001-)
198 ± 110

DeSoto County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of DeSoto County, FL employs 12.4k people. The largest industries in DeSoto County, FL are Construction (2,413 people), Retail Trade (1,383 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,301 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,217), Wholesale Trade ($48,981), and Transportation & Warehousing ($46,719).

Employment

Occupations

12.4k

2022 Value

± 989

2.46%

1 Year growth

± 10.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in DeSoto County, FL grew at a rate of 2.46%, from 12.1k employees to 12.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in DeSoto County, FL, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,803 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,415 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (1,116 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

12.4k

2022 Value

± 989

2.46%

1 Year growth

± 10.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in DeSoto County, FL grew at a rate of 2.46%, from 12.1k employees to 12.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in DeSoto County, FL, are Construction (2,413 people), Retail Trade (1,383 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,301 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

$33,909

Median earning men ± $2,842

$27,625

Median earning women ± $2,212

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($52,768), Manufacturing ($50,893), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,908).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,420), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,761), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,977).

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.

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%).

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott 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 28 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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Marco Rubio

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

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

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott 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 28 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 $139,500 in 2022, which is 0.495 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $112,600 to $139,500, a 23.9% increase. The homeownership rate in DeSoto County, FL is 71.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in DeSoto County, FL have an average commute time of 27.7 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 $45,000. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in DeSoto County, FL was Census Tract 104.06 with a value of $62,815, followed by Census Tract 101.02 and Census Tract 101.01, with respective values of $59,883 and $55,293.

Property

$139,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,848

$8,784

Median Property Taxes

±$686

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

71.2%

Homeownership

2022

66.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 71.2% of the housing units in DeSoto County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.9%.

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 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in DeSoto County, FL was Census Tract 104.06 with a value of $62,815, followed by Census Tract 101.02 and Census Tract 101.01, with respective values of $59,883 and $55,293.

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.

$45,000

Median Household Income

± $2,941

12.3k

Number of Households

± 904

In 2022, the median household income of the 12.3k households in DeSoto County, FL grew to $45,000 from the previous year's value of $39,945.

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 2022

Drove Alone (70%)
Carpooled (17.4%)
Worked At Home (6.36%)

In 2022, 70% of workers in DeSoto County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.4%) and those who worked at home (6.36%).

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

27.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in DeSoto County, FL have a longer commute time (27.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.63% 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

Poverty & Diversity

26.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in DeSoto County, FL (8.6k out of 32.6k 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 Females < 5, followed by Males 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.

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

80.4% of the population of DeSoto County, FL has health coverage, with 23.5% on employee plans, 26.6% on Medicaid, 16.9% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.81% 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, 50.9% were men and 49.1% 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 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.8% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 23% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

19.6%

Uninsured

23.5%

Employer Coverage

26.6%

Medicaid

16.9%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

1.81%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in DeSoto County, FL grew by 9.11% from 17.9% to 19.6%.

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.