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DeSoto County

Mississippi · 197,918 residents (2025 est.) · 476 sq mi
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With 191,301 people, DeSoto County is a county in Mississippi. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 84,102 people. That is roughly 51% ahead of the Mississippi median. That puts it in the top 3% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. 4% of locals were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
191,301
+78%since 2000
from 107,199 in 2000
197,918 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
402 / sq mi
+29%since 2009
from 312 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.3
+11%since 2000
from 33.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
476 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
56K93K130K167K204K19902000201020202024DeSoto County
2024191K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.8%(11,124)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(12,406)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.8%(14,854)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.4%(14,208)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(12,049)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413%(24,926)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.2%(27,095)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.5%(25,900)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412%(23,000)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.3%(15,915)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.2%(8,030)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.9%(1,794)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$85,297
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,206 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,113
+86%since 2000
from $20,468 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
56.1%
+21.6 ptssince 2009
from 34.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.7%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 7.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.410
+12%since 2010
from 0.365 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Finance & insurance14.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical14%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade11.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade5.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food0.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$269,600
+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $101,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,451
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $657 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 79.2% in 2000
22.1% rent
Vacancy rate
5.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.68 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.74 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.0%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 25.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.1%
+6.1 ptssince 2009
from 42.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+23%since 2009
from 2.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic84.7%(90,816)
Black11.3%(12,166)
Hispanic / Latino2.3%(2,516)
Asian0.6%(648)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic56.4%(107,858)
Black32.6%(62,410)
Hispanic / Latino5.8%(11,068)
Asian1.3%(2,575)
Other3.9%(7,390)
Diversity Score
71
+37%since 2009
from 52 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
30
+2%since 2020
from 30 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4%(7,662)
Puerto Rican0.4%(752)
Dominican0.2%(382)
Salvadoran0.2%(324)
Nicaraguan0.2%(289)
Cuban0.1%(231)
Colombian0.1%(180)
Honduran0.1%(171)
Venezuelan0.1%(129)
Guatemalan0.1%(119)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(104)
Chilean0%(74)
Spaniard0%(61)
Bolivian0%(31)
Uruguayan0%(13)
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(569)
Chinese0.3%(538)
Asian Indian0.2%(449)
Vietnamese0.2%(408)
Indonesian0.1%(214)
Japanese0.1%(148)
Thai0%(95)
Laotian0%(31)
Taiwanese0%(30)
Cambodian0%(13)
Korean0%(9)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
English10.6%(20,248)
American8.2%(15,729)
Irish7.7%(14,812)
German6.1%(11,679)
Italian2%(3,881)
Scottish1.3%(2,463)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(2,279)
French1%(1,993)
Polish0.7%(1,301)
Arab0.4%(755)
Dutch0.4%(719)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.4%(682)
Welsh0.3%(563)
Norwegian0.2%(426)
British0.2%(420)
Guyanese0.2%(317)
Ukrainian0.2%(293)
Russian0.1%(262)
Portuguese0.1%(245)
Lebanese0.1%(211)
Greek0.1%(196)
Danish0.1%(177)
West Indian0.1%(168)
Ethiopian0.1%(162)
Hungarian0.1%(135)
Swiss0.1%(104)
Jamaican0%(89)
Brazilian0%(69)
Belgian0%(64)
Czech0%(64)
Nigerian0%(64)
Moroccan0%(62)
Finnish0%(61)
Romanian0%(61)
Syrian0%(45)
Austrian0%(30)
Canadian0%(26)
Iranian0%(22)
Croatian0%(14)
Slovak0%(12)
Slovene0%(11)
Serbian0%(10)
Latvian0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.0%
+14.6 ptssince 2000
from 14.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.7%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 81.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.4%
+6.4 ptssince 2000
from 4.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.2 min
+61%since 2000
from 16.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
81.4%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 85.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.0%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.2%
+6.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.2%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.2%
−3.8 ptssince 2011
from 71.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 75.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.6%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 31.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
51.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
4.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.3%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 11.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.3%
−6.4 ptssince 2013
from 14.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.1%
+12.6 ptssince 2017
from 79.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.9%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 94.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.8%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 86.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.8%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 94.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 3.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.3%(22,793)
Married56.5%(41,069)
Widowed2.8%(2,020)
Divorced9.4%(6,848)
Women 15+
Never married28.4%(22,804)
Married51.9%(41,645)
Widowed7.2%(5,810)
Divorced12.4%(9,928)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.3%
−6.4 ptssince 2013
from 14.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 63.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 14.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 75.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 27.3% 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)25.9%(2,721)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.3%(3,185)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.3%(2,866)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(201)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(54)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 10,515 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in DeSoto County, Mississippi?

DeSoto County, Mississippi has about 191,301 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in DeSoto County, Mississippi?

The typical household in DeSoto County, Mississippi earns about $85,297 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is DeSoto County, Mississippi expensive?

In DeSoto County, Mississippi, the median home is worth about $269,600, and the typical rent is about $1,451 a month.

How educated are people in DeSoto County, Mississippi?

About 29.0% of adults age 25 and over in DeSoto County, Mississippi hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in DeSoto County, Mississippi?

About 9.7% of people in DeSoto County, Mississippi live below the federal poverty line.

Has DeSoto County, Mississippi grown since 1990?

Yes, DeSoto County, Mississippi has grown since 1990. The population has added about 123,391 residents, a change of about 182 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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