CITY · 1990 CENSUS

DeSoto

Texas · 30,615 residents · 21.6 sq mi

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With 30,615 people, DeSoto is a city in Texas. Households here earn about 69% more than in Texas as a whole. Households take in $45,550 a year at the median, 51% more than the country as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.0% of people here. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 7,031 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,615

−19%vs 2000

vs 37,646 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

21.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202456K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(2,321)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(2,460)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(2,584)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(2,411)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,761)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(5,345)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.1%(5,859)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.6%(3,869)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(1,991)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.8%(1,172)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(626)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(216)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,550

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,699 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,093

−29%vs 2000

vs $25,650 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$95,000

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $108,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$497

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $680 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.4%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

30.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic44.7%(16,818)

Black45.3%(17,067)

Hispanic / Latino7.3%(2,750)

Asian1.3%(479)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.2%(23,324)

Black20.7%(6,348)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(1,263)

Asian1.4%(431)

Other1.7%(512)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican16.8%(9,418)

Central American1%(539)

Salvadoran0.7%(382)

Puerto Rican0.4%(230)

South American0.3%(159)

Honduran0.3%(147)

Peruvian0.2%(115)

Cuban0.1%(80)

Dominican0.1%(56)

Colombian0.1%(44)

Guatemalan0%(10)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(193)

Asian Indian0.3%(180)

Vietnamese0.1%(49)

Laotian0.1%(38)

Filipino0%(28)

Korean0%(27)

Japanese0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0%(17)

Samoan0%(6)

Ancestry

American3.7%(2,091)

English2.6%(1,472)

German2%(1,115)

Subsaharan African1.8%(1,000)

Irish1.2%(656)

Nigerian0.9%(516)

Italian0.8%(474)

West Indian0.6%(343)

French0.5%(257)

Kenyan0.4%(237)

Czech0.4%(201)

Arab0.3%(187)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Palestinian0.3%(187)

Jamaican0.3%(141)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(132)

Dutch0.2%(124)

British0.2%(122)

Welsh0.2%(116)

Scottish0.2%(107)

French Canadian0.1%(84)

Polish0.1%(82)

Swedish0.1%(60)

Haitian0.1%(40)

Slovak0%(28)

Austrian0%(27)

Guyanese0%(21)

Israeli0%(16)

Ghanaian0%(16)

Danish0%(15)

Russian0%(15)

Brazilian0%(11)

Portuguese0%(11)

Hungarian0%(10)

Iranian0%(7)

Canadian0%(6)

Norwegian0%(6)

Swiss0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.0%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 22.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.2%(8,546)

Married46%(9,777)

Widowed3%(635)

Divorced10.9%(2,313)

Women 15+

Never married39.5%(10,197)

Married39.8%(10,284)

Widowed7.8%(2,024)

Divorced12.9%(3,320)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.0%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.1%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 71.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.8%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)23.8%(750)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(1,093)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.9%(879)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(102)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,153 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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