89.1% of residents of DeSoto speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English less than very well).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
94.5% of residents of DeSoto speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English less than very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
92.1% of residents of DeSoto speak English at home.
7.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
22.7% of residents of DeSoto speak English at home.
51.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 68% speak English less than very well).
25.7% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
89.6% (11,553)
Foreign born:
16.1% (148)
White - Speak another language
Native:
10.4% (1,343)
Foreign born:
83.9% (773)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
97.4% (25,313)
Foreign born:
39.9% (120)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
2.6% (669)
Foreign born:
60.1% (181)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
91.2% (145)
Foreign born:
29.4% (91)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
8.8% (14)
Foreign born:
70.6% (218)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
23.3% (273)
Foreign born:
17.3% (115)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
76.7% (899)
Foreign born:
82.7% (549)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
93.4% (551)
Foreign born:
100.0% (32)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
96.8% (11,101)
Foreign born:
46.3% (148)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
3.2% (364)
Foreign born:
53.8% (172)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
68.1% (1,872)
Foreign born:
100.0% (1,129)
1,801 residents are foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 1.4% Asia, 0.6% Europe).
This city:
4.8%
Texas:
13.9%
Median age by place of birth - DeSoto
Place of birth - DeSoto White
Place of birth - DeSoto Black or African American
Place of birth - DeSoto American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - DeSoto Asian
Place of birth - DeSoto Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - DeSoto Other race
Place of birth - DeSoto Two or more races
Place of birth - DeSoto White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - DeSoto Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - DeSoto
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - DeSoto
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - DeSoto
Place of birth by age - DeSoto
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 25.5%
Now married: 59.7%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 3.2%
Divorced: 10.0%
Females:
Never married: 14.5%
Now married: 51.3%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 19.8%
Divorced: 12.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
64.3% (157)
Unmarried:
35.7% (87)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
52.0% (1,153)
Unmarried:
48.0% (1,066)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 34.8%
Now married: 56.2%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 1.0%
Divorced: 6.8%
Females:
Never married: 31.2%
Now married: 38.8%
Separated: 4.1%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 18.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
34.4% (197)
Unmarried:
65.6% (375)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
45.1% (3,569)
Unmarried:
54.9% (4,350)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 9.6%
Now married: 74.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 16.4%
Females:
Never married: 15.0%
Now married: 70.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 15.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
55.0% (22)
Unmarried:
45.0% (18)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 15.6%
Now married: 70.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 13.9%
Females:
Never married: 7.9%
Now married: 70.4%
Separated: 7.4%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 10.3%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
76.8% (53)
Unmarried:
23.2% (16)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 100.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (23)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.5%
Now married: 62.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 3.1%
Females:
Never married: 22.2%
Now married: 55.6%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 10.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
56.6% (30)
Unmarried:
43.4% (23)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
56.5% (316)
Unmarried:
43.5% (243)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 46.8%
Now married: 44.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 2.3%
Females:
Never married: 16.1%
Now married: 34.1%
Separated: 16.5%
Widowed: 28.5%
Divorced: 4.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (24)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
67.7% (90)
Unmarried:
32.3% (43)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 24.1%
Now married: 60.2%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 10.6%
Females:
Never married: 13.8%
Now married: 51.1%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 20.2%
Divorced: 12.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
77.0% (157)
Unmarried:
23.0% (47)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
49.8% (901)
Unmarried:
50.2% (908)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 31.6%
Now married: 58.4%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 1.7%
Divorced: 6.5%
Females:
Never married: 24.4%
Now married: 52.6%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 13.3%
Divorced: 8.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
32.3% (30)
Unmarried:
67.7% (63)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
58.3% (567)
Unmarried:
41.7% (405)
Ancestries in DeSoto (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 19,574 (52.0%)
German - 2,898 (7.7%)
English - 2,757 (7.3%)
United States - 2,271 (6.0%)
Irish - 2,268 (6.0%)
Subsaharan African - 641 (1.7%)
Scotch-Irish - 598 (1.6%)
Scottish - 507 (1.3%)
French - 502 (1.3%)
Italian - 457 (1.2%)
Dutch - 294 (0.8%)
Norwegian - 285 (0.8%)
Polish - 210 (0.6%)
Czech - 206 (0.5%)
Swedish - 194 (0.5%)
Welsh - 122 (0.3%)
Arab - 92 (0.2%)
Hungarian - 88 (0.2%)
Danish - 74 (0.2%)
Slovak - 65 (0.2%)
West Indian - 57 (0.2%)
French Canadian - 39 (0.1%)
Russian - 39 (0.1%)
Swiss - 34 (0.09%)
Greek - 32 (0.09%)
Lithuanian - 30 (0.08%)
Ukrainian - 26 (0.07%)
Portuguese - 11 (0.03%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 13,028 (91.7%)
Black or African American: 23,423 (84.8%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 179 (95.2%)
Asian: 497 (92.9%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 50 (100.0%)
Other race: 1,774 (89.1%)
Two or more races: 537 (72.1%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 10,962 (91.1%)
Hispanic or Latino: 3,934 (92.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 546 (3.8%)
Black or African American: 3,035 (11.0%)
Other race: 168 (8.4%)
Two or more races: 165 (22.1%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 494 (4.1%)
Hispanic or Latino: 220 (5.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 396 (2.8%)
Black or African American: 660 (2.4%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 9 (4.8%)
Asian: 38 (7.1%)
Two or more races: 31 (4.2%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 396 (3.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
4.8%
13.9%