De Soto is a city of 6,414 people in Kansas. Few US cities rank higher on income. Growth has run 41% since 2000, or 1,853 more people. Households here earn about 40% more than in Kansas as a whole. 6% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $104,000, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 88%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about De Soto
What changed most since 1990
Population2,291 → 6,414(+180%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$145,924 → $422,400(+189%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.7% → 38.2%(+26.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)35.1%(121)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(73)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18%(62)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 345 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
De Soto, decade by decade
De Soto population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,291
$80,887
$145,924
11.7%
5.3
2000
4,561
$84,572
$224,792
23.9%
23.4
2010
5,720
$89,069
$316,629
32.1%
39.0
2020
6,118
$73,411
$292,101
33.9%
49.2
2024
6,414
$104,000
$422,400
38.2%
39.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
