DeSoto, TX Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	37,646	100.0

Male	17,697	47.0
Female	19,949	53.0

Under 5 years	2,653	7.0
5 to 9 years	2,886	7.7
10 to 14 years	3,180	8.4
15 to 19 years	2,910	7.7
20 to 24 years	1,826	4.9
25 to 34 years	4,707	12.5
35 to 44 years	6,650	17.7
45 to 54 years	6,034	16.0
55 to 59 years	1,993	5.3
60 to 64 years	1,308	3.5
65 to 74 years	1,844	4.9
75 to 84 years	1,177	3.1
85 years and over	478	1.3

Median age (years)	36.1	(X)

18 years and over	27,034	71.8
Male	12,291	32.6
Female	14,743	39.2
21 years and over	25,605	68.0
62 years and over	4,216	11.2
65 years and over	3,499	9.3
Male	1,364	3.6
Female	2,135	5.7

RACE
One race	37,103	98.6
White	18,382	48.8
Black or African American	17,142	45.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	118	0.3
Asian	484	1.3
Asian Indian	121	0.3
Chinese	63	0.2
Filipino	77	0.2
Japanese	24	0.1
Korean	103	0.3
Vietnamese	53	0.1
Other Asian ¹	43	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	13	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	8	0.0
Some other race	964	2.6
Two or more races	543	1.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	18,791	49.9
Black or African American	17,350	46.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	266	0.7
Asian	576	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	37	0.1
Some other race	1,203	3.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	37,646	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,750	7.3
Mexican	2,052	5.5
Puerto Rican	65	0.2
Cuban	27	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	606	1.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	34,896	92.7
White alone	16,818	44.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	37,646	100.0
In households	37,212	98.8
Householder	13,709	36.4
Spouse	8,060	21.4
Child	12,247	32.5
Own child under 18 years	9,509	25.3
Other relatives	2,118	5.6
Under 18 years	944	2.5
Nonrelatives	1,078	2.9
Unmarried partner	456	1.2
In group quarters	434	1.2
Institutionalized population	423	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	11	0.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	13,709	100.0
Family households (families)	10,464	76.3
With own children under 18 years	5,416	39.5
Married-couple family	8,060	58.8
With own children under 18 years	3,928	28.7
Female householder, no husband present	1,936	14.1
With own children under 18 years	1,248	9.1
Nonfamily households	3,245	23.7
Householder living alone	2,829	20.6
Householder 65 years and over	830	6.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,943	43.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,321	16.9

Average household size	2.71	(X)
Average family size	3.14	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	14,069	100.0
Occupied housing units	13,709	97.4
Vacant housing units	360	2.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	25	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	13,709	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	9,904	72.2
Renter-occupied housing units	3,805	27.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.88	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.30	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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