DeSoto County School District, Florida Demographics

DeSoto County School District is 204th out of 2,750 other school districts in Income below poverty line

DeSoto County School District is 310th out of 2,455 other school districts in Race - Hispanic or Latino

DeSoto County School District is 315th out of 2,891 other school districts in Residents 65 or older

DeSoto County School District is 403rd out of 2,874 other school districts in Foreign born residents

DeSoto County School District is 5th in Florida out of 65 other school districts in Race - Hispanic or Latino

DeSoto County School District is 5th in Florida out of 67 other school districts in Income below poverty line

DeSoto County School District is 9th in Florida out of 54 other school districts in People per household

DeSoto County School District is 9th in Florida out of 67 other school districts in Foreign born residents

DeSoto County School District is 11th in Florida out of 67 other school districts in Residents younger than 5

DeSoto County School District is 19th in Florida out of 67 other school districts in Residents younger than 18

DeSoto County School District is 27th in Florida out of 67 other school districts in Residents 65 or older

DeSoto County School District is 28th in Florida out of 66 other school districts in Race - Black or African American

DeSoto County School District is 30th in Florida out of 43 other school districts in Units inside multi-unit buildings

DeSoto County School District is 33rd in Florida out of 55 other school districts in Home ownership rate

Size Demographics
	DeSoto County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Current population (2012)	34,812	48th	19,317,568	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	DeSoto County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	11th	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.5%	19th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.9%	27th	18.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	DeSoto County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	72.9%	62nd	85.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.6%	47th	26.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	DeSoto County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Race - White	80.7%	41st	78.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	12.9%	28th	16.6%	13.1%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	30.0%	5th	23.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	56.0%	47th	57.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	DeSoto County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Female residents	43.8%	58th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	18.7%	9th	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	DeSoto County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Housing units	14,599	47th	9,026,965	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	10.9%	30th	29.9%	25.9%
Households	10,196	49th	7,140,096	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.2%	33rd	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$106,000	51st	$188,600	$186,200
People per household	2.5	9th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	DeSoto County School District	Rank	Florida	US
Income per capita	$15,075	63rd	$26,733	$27,915
Income per household	$34,270	61st	$47,827	$52,762
Income below poverty line	26.8%	5th	14.7%	14.3%