De Soto, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,420 (Urban population: 3,749 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,671 (70 farm, 1,601 nonfarm))

De Soto, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,733 (1,635 occupied: 1,061 owner occupied, 574 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	31%

Housing density: 153 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $105,511.

Median contract rent in 2007: $522 (lower quartile is $421, upper quartile is $602)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $598

Median gross rent in De Soto, KS in 2007: $623

Housing units in De Soto with a mortgage: 702 (31 second mortgage, 75 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 237

De Soto,KS index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $174,975 (it was $123,400 in 2000)

De Soto:	$174,975
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $131,534 - $262,642

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $217,366
Here: $217,366
State: $157,252

In 2-unit structures: $141,165
Here: $141,165
State: $121,931

Mobile homes: $50,921
Here: $50,921
State: $34,057

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500
Here: $12,500
State: $58,726

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,438

In family households: 3,900 (1,005 male householders, 210 female householders)
1,020 spouses, 1,454 children (1,310 natural, 29 adopted, 115 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 68 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 538 (224 male householders (173 living alone)), 210 female householders (194 living alone)), 104 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 467 2-persons, 315 3-persons, 218 4-persons, 139 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 367 1-person, 41 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

1,083 married couples with children.
224 single-parent households (72 men, 152 women).

91.3% of residents of De Soto speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 206 (4.6%)
(23.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in De Soto, Kansas:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 15 4 rooms: 94 5 rooms: 176 6 rooms: 251 7 rooms: 223 8 rooms: 169 9 or more rooms: 127

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in De Soto, Kansas:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 29 3 rooms: 113 4 rooms: 193 5 rooms: 135 6 rooms: 52 7 rooms: 25 8 rooms: 14 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 37
1995 to 1998: 304
1990 to 1994: 135
1980 to 1989: 194
1970 to 1979: 274
1960 to 1969: 238
1950 to 1959: 131
1940 to 1949: 203
1939 or earlier: 217

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in De Soto:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 166 3 bedrooms: 533 4 bedrooms: 289 5 or more bedrooms: 50

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in De Soto:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 110 2 bedrooms: 315 3 bedrooms: 122 4 bedrooms: 14 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in De Soto in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 172 2 vehicles: 491 3 vehicles: 233 4 vehicles: 106 5 or more vehicles: 35

Cars and other vehicles available in De Soto in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 279 2 vehicles: 235 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in De Soto, KS:

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 10
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 17
$50,000 to $59,999: 5
$60,000 to $69,999: 14
$70,000 to $79,999: 19
$80,000 to $89,999: 28
$90,000 to $99,999: 38
$100,000 to $124,999: 127
$125,000 to $149,999: 181
$150,000 to $174,999: 166
$175,000 to $199,999: 103
$200,000 to $249,999: 171
$250,000 to $299,999: 126
$300,000 to $399,999: 147
$400,000 to $499,999: 53
$500,000 to $749,999: 21
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 2

De Soto rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in De Soto:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 18
$200 to $249: 27
$250 to $299: 33
$300 to $349: 45
$350 to $399: 21
$400 to $449: 50
$450 to $499: 87
$500 to $549: 92
$550 to $599: 92
$600 to $649: 70
$650 to $699: 33
$700 to $749: 17
$750 to $799: 36
$800 to $899: 22
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 16

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 53 1990 to 1994: 14 1985 to 1989: 67 1980 to 1984: 39 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 12 1970 to 1974: 15 1965 to 1969: 6

De Soto, KS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.0%
Number of people working at home: 52 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 137
5 to 9 minutes: 270
10 to 14 minutes: 168
15 to 19 minutes: 251
20 to 24 minutes: 498
25 to 29 minutes: 225
30 to 34 minutes: 342
35 to 39 minutes: 123
40 to 44 minutes: 116
45 to 59 minutes: 165
60 to 89 minutes: 33
90 or more minutes: 18

De Soto mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,988 (83%)
Carpooled: 253 (11%)
Walked: 88 (4%)
Other means: 17 (1%)
Worked at home: 52 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 99
$10,000 to $14,999: 39
$15,000 to $19,999: 81
$20,000 to $24,999: 131
$25,000 to $29,999: 79
$30,000 to $34,999: 112
$35,000 to $39,999: 87
$40,000 to $44,999: 148
$45,000 to $49,999: 126
$50,000 to $59,999: 172
$60,000 to $74,999: 196
$75,000 to $99,999: 222
$100,000 to $124,999: 60
$125,000 to $149,999: 43
$150,000 to $199,999: 33
$200,000 or more: 21

First ancestries reported:

German: 753

Other groups: 678

United States or American: 486

English: 440

Irish: 364

French (except Basque): 101

Scotch-Irish: 86

Polish: 69

European: 55

Italian: 47

Dutch: 46

Scottish: 43

Norwegian: 42

Swedish: 37

Belgian: 17

Swiss: 17

Hungarian: 16

Welsh: 13

Russian: 12

British: 9

French Canadian: 9

Armenian: 9

Czech: 8

Slovak: 7

Canadian: 6

Iranian: 6

Scandinavian: 6

Serbian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (85%)
Australia (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Japan (3%)
Canada (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2138
Northeast: 105
Midwest: 1394
South: 321
West: 245

54% of De Soto residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Kansas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 36
9th grade: 34
10th grade: 56
11th grade: 34
12th grade, no diploma: 40
High school graduate (or equivalency): 433
Less than 1 year of college: 81
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 205
Associate degree: 118
Bachelor's degree: 203
Master's degree: 74
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 26
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 42
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 37
High school graduate (or equivalency): 475
Less than 1 year of college: 100
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 200
Associate degree: 86
Bachelor's degree: 225
Master's degree: 90
Professional school degree: 9
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,090
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $48,958
Asian householders: $6,166
Two or more races householders: $41,985
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,337

De Soto household income for White non-Hispanic householders

De Soto household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

De Soto household income for Two or more races householders

De Soto household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

De Soto marital status for males

De Soto marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $176,818
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $194,968
Asian householders: $230,416
Two or more races householders: $159,519
Hispanic or Latino householders: $140,093

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,205
One, attached: 73
Two: 221
3 or 4: 55
5 to 9: 52
10 to 19: 16
20 to 49: 36
Mobile homes: 69
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,598

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in De Soto:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (13%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32

Here:	5.3%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	6.3%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14

Here:	9.9%
Kansas:	13.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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