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DeSoto County is 3rd in Florida out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

DeSoto County is 5th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

DeSoto County is 7th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

DeSoto County is 8th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

DeSoto County is 9th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Foreign born residents

DeSoto County is 9th in Florida out of 67 other counties in People per household

DeSoto County is 11th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 5

DeSoto County is 13th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 18

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
DeSoto County Rank Florida US
Current population (2012) 34,712 48th 19,317,568 313,914,040
Size in square miles 637.1 41st 53,624.8 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 54.7 45th 350.6 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
DeSoto County Rank Florida US
Residents younger than 5 6.3% 11th 5.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.5% 13th 20.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.0% 26th 18.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
DeSoto County Rank Florida US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 68.9% 65th 85.5% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 11.4% 51st 26.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
DeSoto County Rank Florida US
Race - White 83.4% 31st 78.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 13.5% 30th 16.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.1% 8th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 50th 2.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 7th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.1% 62nd 1.9% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 30.3% 5th 23.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 55.3% 57th 57.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
DeSoto County Rank Florida US
Female residents 43.6% 59th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 19.3% 9th 19.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
DeSoto County Rank Florida US
Housing units 14,617 48th 9,026,965 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 9.4% 40th 29.9% 25.9%
Households 10,462 49th 7,140,096 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 75.6% 31st 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $114,900 50th $188,600 $186,200
People per household 2.9 9th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 99 39th 64,810 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
DeSoto County Rank Florida US
Income per capita $16,034 61st $26,733 $27,915
Income per household $36,407 60th $47,827 $52,762
Income below poverty line 26.1% 3rd 14.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
DeSoto County Rank Florida US
Non-farm private establishments 409 49th 490,851 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 4,614 50th 6,732,639 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,899 50th 2,009,589 27,092,908
Retail sales $280,786 49th $262,341,127 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $8,001 50th $14,353 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $24,311 49th $41,922,059 $613,795,732

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