COMPARING TWO PLACES
DeSoto vs Glenn Heights
PLACE A
DeSoto, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Glenn Heights, Texas
DeSoto is 179% larger than Glenn Heights. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Glenn Heights has grown faster since 2000 (40% vs 14%).
DESOTOGLENN HEIGHTSDIFFERENCE
Total population56,68120,327+179% vs Glenn Heights
Population density2,6202,795−176
Population growth14.5%40.3%−25.8 pts
Median age41.933.8+8.1
Male46.8%47.4%−0.7 pts
Female53.2%52.6%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born7.8%9.7%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.6%15.8%−7.2 pts
Black67.0%51.7%+15.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.9%30.1%−11.2 pts
Asian0.9%1.0%−0.1 pts
Other4.5%1.4%+3.1 pts
Median household income$82,782$81,718+$1,064
Per capita income$39,003$31,569+$7,434
Poverty rate7.6%13.0%−5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.368+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.1%27.1%+2.9 pts
Graduate degree12.8%11.0%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%5.3%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation68.3%72.7%−4.3 pts
Median home value$319,400$309,600+$9,800
Median gross rent$1,666$1,675−$9
Owner-occupied69.6%78.4%−8.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%2.0%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households66.3%70.0%−3.7 pts
Average commute30.833.3−2.5
Worked from home17.0%13.9%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.3%Even
Uninsured13.1%15.0%−1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025