De Soto, Iowa

Back to De Soto, IA housing info, Dallas County, Iowa, IA smaller cities, IA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! Current weather forecast for De Soto, IA Population (year 2000): 1,009. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,141 (+13.1% change)   Males: 512   (50.7%) Females: 497   (49.3%) Dallas County Median resident age:   33.6 years Iowa median age:   36.6 years Zip codes: 50069. Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,300 (it was $48,816 in 2000) De Soto   $53,300 Iowa:   $43,609 Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,400 (it was $88,100 in 2000) De Soto   $104,400 Iowa:   $106,600 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 50069 De Soto, IA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in De Soto: White Non-Hispanic (98.8%) Hispanic (0.7%) Recent posts about De Soto, Iowa on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Small towns west of Des Moines  (3 replies) Ancestries: German (25.5%), English (14.6%), Irish (13.0%), United States (6.8%), Swedish (6.7%), Norwegian (4.6%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 04/28/1875 Elevation: 975 feet Land area: 1.48 square miles. Population density: 806 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 41.53 N, Longitude: 94.01 W

Area code: 515

Average climate in De Soto, Iowa

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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De Soto-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 119% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1976, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 29.2 miles away from the De Soto city center injured 9 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1999, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused $2 million in damages.

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Notable locations in De Soto: De Soto (A), De Soto Elevator Incorporated Elevator (B), De Soto City Hall (C), De Soto Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in De Soto include: De Soto United Methodist Church (A), De Soto Calvary Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: De Soto Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Desoto City - City Hall (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 401 Walnut Street).

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	75.9%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.4%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This city:	3.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

This city:	1.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

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14.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,641 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.47%
Iowa average:	6.30%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($257 average AGI)

Dallas County:	0.05%
Iowa average:	0.10%

from Polk County, IA	7.78% ($61,981 average AGI)
from Story County, IA	0.32% ($35,877)
from Guthrie County, IA	0.26% ($36,648)

9.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,069 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.99%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Polk County, IA	4.95% ($46,738 average AGI)
to Madison County, IA	0.29% ($73,911)
to Story County, IA	0.23% ($25,644)