DeSoto County, Florida (FL)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,057
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,026
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,208 (it was 2,720 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 637 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 54 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Construction (18.2%), Educational, health and social services (14.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.0%), Retail trade (11.5%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.0%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 18,24752.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 11,31832.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 4,12712.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6391.9%Two or more races
- 1040.3%Some other race alone
- 420.1%Asian alone
- 400.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 50.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 41.4 years |
| Florida median age: | 42.8 years |
| Males: 19,693 |  (56.7%) |
| Females: 15,037 |  (43.3%) |
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| DeSoto County: | 2.0 people |
| Florida: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $40,775 ($30,714 in 1999)
| This county: | $40,775 |
| Florida: | $63,062 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $681 (lower quartile is $521, upper quartile is $828)
| This county: | $681 |
| State: | $1202 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $131,616 (it was $55,700 in 2000)
| DeSoto: | $131,616 |
| Florida: | $290,700 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,101Detached houses: $239,195
Here: $239,195 State: $399,750 Townhouses or other attached units: $162,412
Here: $162,412 State: $293,437 In 2-unit structures: $139,564
Here: $139,564 State: $321,785 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $129,297
Here: $129,297 State: $237,420 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $147,194
Here: $147,194 State: $369,045 Mobile homes: $61,009
Here: $61,009 State: $101,985 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $28,564
Here: $28,564 State: $76,611
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $356
Institutionalized population: 3,053
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 20
- Robberies: 11
- Assaults: 104
- Burglaries: 134
- Thefts: 284
- Auto thefts: 35
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 17
- Robberies: 6
- Assaults: 81
- Burglaries: 147
- Thefts: 321
- Auto thefts: 44
Health of residents in DeSoto County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.2. This is significantly worse than average.64.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
54.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
98.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
51.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 169 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 123 buildings, average cost: $178,200
- 2020: 102 buildings, average cost: $164,800
- 2019: 127 buildings, average cost: $107,000
- 2018: 71 buildings, average cost: $150,100
- 2017: 79 buildings, average cost: $168,100
- 2016: 71 buildings, average cost: $168,100
- 2015: 118 buildings, average cost: $150,800
- 2014: 112 buildings, average cost: $150,800
- 2013: 117 buildings, average cost: $150,800
- 2012: 99 buildings, average cost: $150,800
- 2011: 95 buildings, average cost: $150,800
- 2010: 96 buildings, average cost: $150,800
- 2009: 109 buildings, average cost: $150,800
- 2008: 163 buildings, average cost: $150,800
- 2007: 141 buildings, average cost: $361,000
- 2006: 167 buildings, average cost: $179,000
- 2005: 166 buildings, average cost: $135,400
- 2004: 149 buildings, average cost: $135,400
- 2003: 95 buildings, average cost: $117,200
- 2002: 109 buildings, average cost: $108,400
- 2001: 54 buildings, average cost: $109,800
- 2000: 45 buildings, average cost: $134,400
- 1999: 85 buildings, average cost: $107,600
- 1998: 66 buildings, average cost: $78,200
- 1997: 103 buildings, average cost: $86,100
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,190 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,307 (1.2%)
| DeSoto County: | 25.3% |
| Florida: | 13.1% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 41.4 years old
(Males: 39.6 years old, Females: 45.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 55.2 years old, Black residents: 35.4 years old, American Indian residents: 62.7 years old, Asian residents: 36.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.7 years old, Other race residents: 31.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in DeSoto County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.
Cities in this county include: Arcadia, Southeast Arcadia, Nocatee, Pine Level.
Local government website: co.desoto.fl.us
Neighboring counties: Calhoun County, Texas 
, Lee County 
, Sarasota County .
| Here: | 3.0% |
| Florida: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 556
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,660 (32.4% naturalized citizens)
| DeSoto County: | 13.4% |
| Whole state: | 21.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 7842010 or later
- 1,4352000 to 2009
- 1,1021990 to 1999
- 1,1651980 to 1989
- 4431970 to 1979
- 424Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 8,159
- One, attached: 391
- Two: 434
- 3 or 4: 374
- 5 to 9: 921
- 10 to 19: 203
- 20 to 49: 57
- 50 or more: 37
- Mobile homes: 4,768
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 443
Housing units in DeSoto County with a mortgage: 3,045 (246 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 155 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
| Here: | 6.8% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for DeSoto County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,786 | 38 |
| Catholic | 4,300 | 2 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,736 | 7 |
| Black Protestant | 1,238 | 9 |
| Other | 222 | 1 |
| None | 20,580 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
| DeSoto County: | 2.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| This county: | 1.46 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
| DeSoto County: | 3.50 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
| This county: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| DeSoto County: | 9.7% |
| Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| DeSoto County: | 29.6% |
| State: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.8% |
| State: | 14.0% |
Agriculture in DeSoto County:
Average size of farms: 337 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $156,198
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1729.17
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.67%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.46%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $120,307
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.41%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 88.43%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38,912
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.74%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.03
Vegetables: 1,446 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 73,553 acres
Earthquake activity:
DeSoto County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Florida state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 301.2 miles away from DeSoto County center
On 6/23/2016 at 17:20:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 242.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 424.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/4/2016 at 18:29:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 245.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 245.3 miles away from DeSoto County center
On 7/16/2016 at 20:00:10, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 231.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Florida Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4486, Natural disaster type: Other
- Florida Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 4, 2017 - October 18, 2017, FEMA Id: 4337, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3288: August 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 3288, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Florida Hurricane Wilma, Incident Period: October 23, 2005 to November 18, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1609: October 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1609, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3220: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3220, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Jeanne, Incident Period: September 24, 2004 to November 17, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1561: September 26, 2004, FEMA Id: 1561, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 08, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1545: September 04, 2004, FEMA Id: 1545, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Charley and Tropical Storm Bonnie, Incident Period: August 11, 2004 to August 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1539: August 13, 2004, FEMA Id: 1539, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Hurricane
- Florida Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 13, 2003 to August 22, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1481: July 29, 2003, FEMA Id: 1481, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Florida Tropical Storm Gabrielle, Incident Period: September 13, 2001 to September 21, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1393: September 28, 2001, FEMA Id: 1393, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in DeSoto County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Fires: 4, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 7,623 (64.3%)
- Carpooled: 1,754 (14.8%)
- Bus: 133 (1.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 201 (1.7%)
- Bicycle: 129 (1.1%)
- Walked: 261 (2.2%)
- Worked at home: 1,563 (13.2%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Health care and social assistance (8%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Other services, except public administration (2%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Health care and social assistance (14%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (20%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3%)
- Mexico (74%)
- Cuba (7%)
- Guatemala (5%)
- El Salvador (3%)
- Canada (2%)
- Honduras (2%)
- Jamaica (1%)
- English (13%)
- American (10%)
- German (6%)
- Irish (6%)
- Italian (2%)
- European (2%)
- French (except Basque) (1%)
People in group quarters in DeSoto County, Florida in 2010:
- 2,537 people in state prisons
- 408 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 293 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 264 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 167 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 47 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 44 people in group homes intended for adults
- 32 people in correctional residential facilities
- 6 people in in-patient hospice facilities
People in group quarters in DeSoto County, Florida in 2000:
- 1,466 people in state prisons
- 899 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 320 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 135 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 114 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 80 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 79 people in nursing homes
- 38 people in other group homes
- 37 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 27 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7 people in religious group quarters
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
10.72% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,619 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 10.72% |
| Florida average: | 8.80% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.04% relocated from other counties in Florida ($27,372 average AGI)
3.68% relocated from other states ($18,247 average AGI)
DeSoto County: 3.68% Florida average: 4.38%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Charlotte County, FL |  1.90% ($57,080 average AGI) |
| from Sarasota County, FL | 1.06% ($39,874) |
| from Lee County, FL | 0.66% ($50,500) |
| from Manatee County, FL | 0.49% ($40,400) |
| from Hillsborough County, FL | 0.34% ($31,658) |
| from Hardee County, FL | 0.28% ($45,844) |
| from Miami-Dade County, FL | 0.25% ($34,964) |
8.07% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,897 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.07% |
| Florida average: | 7.45% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.29% relocated to other counties in Florida ($26,708 average AGI)
2.79% relocated to other states ($16,188 average AGI)
DeSoto County: 2.79% Florida average: 2.97%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Charlotte County, FL | 1.70% ($41,247 average AGI) |
| to Sarasota County, FL | 0.45% ($70,204) |
| to Highlands County, FL | 0.37% ($38,775) |
| to Manatee County, FL | 0.35% ($40,158) |
| to Lee County, FL | 0.31% ($40,618) |
| to Hardee County, FL | 0.31% ($33,265) |
| to Hillsborough County, FL | 0.24% ($38,500) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,284 (4,383 aged, 901 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,754 (23%)
Most common underlying causes of death in DeSoto County, Florida in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (691)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (484)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (357)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (252)
- Unspecified dementia (135)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (70)
- Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, without complications (14)
- Congestive heart failure (12)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (11)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,520
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 140
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 49,160
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,285
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 957
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 8
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 34
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 119.5. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 34,730- Male householders: 6,483 (1,602 living alone), Female householders: 6,322 (1,834 living alone)
5,835 spouses (5,784 opposite-sex spouses), 850 unmarried partners, (834 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,002 children (7,120 natural, 442 adopted, 441 stepchildren), 917 grandchildren, 488 brothers or sisters, 512 parents, 44 foster children, 948 other relatives, 914 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,322
Size of family households: 4,076 2-persons, 1,798 3-persons, 1,046 4-persons, 906 5-persons, 431 6-persons, 330 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,436 1-person, 672 2-persons, 81 3-persons, 47 4-persons.
3,571 married couples with children.
1,788 single-parent households (297 men, 1,491 women).
74.5% of residents of DeSoto speak English at home.
23.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (12% speak English very well, 56% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $165,436,000 ($4,741 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,092,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $73,098,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $56,391,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,063,000
Federal grants: $26,505,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,054,000 ($239,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,326,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $15,840,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,486,000
Federal Government insurance: $195,642,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,400| Here: | 68 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 63 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,570
| Here: | 44 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,550
| Here: | +72 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +30 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -106
| Here: |  -3 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +59 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.59 millions of gallons per day (42% from ground, 58% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.3 |
| State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 |
| State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in DeSoto County, Florida
- 162020 or later
- 1,0752010 to 2019
- 3,0742000 to 2009
- 2,6421990 to 1999
- 3,0671980 to 1989
- 2,6801970 to 1979
- 1,2721960 to 1969
- 8451950 to 1959
- 2751940 to 1949
- 6081939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in DeSoto County, Florida
- 481 room
- 3052 rooms
- 6193 rooms
- 1,5804 rooms
- 2,5395 rooms
- 2,0946 rooms
- 9857 rooms
- 5058 rooms
- 5169+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeSoto County, Florida
- 1221 room
- 3962 rooms
- 4213 rooms
- 7014 rooms
- 1,0885 rooms
- 6616 rooms
- 1547 rooms
- 658 rooms
- 49+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in DeSoto County, Florida
- 64no bedroom
- 7541 bedroom
- 2,8652 bedrooms
- 4,4353 bedrooms
- 8844 bedrooms
- 1595+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeSoto County, Florida
- 123no bedroom
- 6561 bedroom
- 1,3162 bedrooms
- 1,2153 bedrooms
- 2734 bedrooms
- 245+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in DeSoto County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 331no vehicle
- 4,2121 vehicle
- 3,0822 vehicles
- 1,0333 vehicles
- 4084 vehicles
- 1575+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in DeSoto County in renter-occupied apartments
- 380no vehicle
- 1,7031 vehicle
- 1,1002 vehicles
- 4053 vehicles
- 484 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
87.1% of DeSoto County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Florida.
| DeSoto County: | 87.1% |
| State average: | 85.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 18,113
- Other state: 11,573
- Northeast: 3,488
- Midwest: 4,479
- South: 3,003
- West: 595
- 93.0%Electricity
- 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.2%No fuel used
- 1.3%Utility gas
- 0.2%Wood
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 93.2%Electricity
- 3.8%No fuel used
- 1.2%Utility gas
- 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 338
| Here: | 11.4% |
| Florida: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 116
| Here: | 6.7% |
| Florida: | 12.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 151
| Here: | 23.0% |
| Florida: | 21.7% |
DeSoto County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $988,000
- Charges - Other: $4,250,000
Other: $3,924,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,999,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,892,000
Sewerage: $1,920,000
Sewerage: $1,866,000
Parks and Recreation: $248,000
Parks and Recreation: $228,000
Regular Highways: $93,000
Regular Highways: $46,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,092,000
Regular Highways: $916,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $6,802,000
General - Other: $6,617,000
General - Other: $6,439,000
Financial Administration: $5,902,000
Police Protection: $5,262,000
Financial Administration: $5,158,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,090,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,830,000
Regular Highways: $3,633,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,632,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,230,000
Regular Highways: $2,669,000
Sewerage: $2,668,000
Sewerage: $2,617,000
Central Staff Services: $1,670,000
Central Staff Services: $1,554,000
Water Utilities: $1,472,000
Water Utilities: $1,305,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,188,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,102,000
Parks and Recreation: $940,000
Parks and Recreation: $805,000
Housing and Community Development: $660,000
Hospitals: $650,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $598,000
Health - Other: $569,000
Health - Other: $541,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
Public Welfare - Other: $499,000
Hospitals: $483,000
Public Welfare - Other: $447,000
General Public Buildings: $379,000
General Public Buildings: $300,000
Libraries: $254,000
Libraries: $254,000
Housing and Community Development: $227,000
Local Fire Protection: $184,000
Natural Resources - Other: $183,000
Natural Resources - Other: $182,000
Local Fire Protection: $137,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,813,000
Other: $1,289,000
Highways: $907,000
Water Utilities: $372,000
Other: $145,000
Highways: $48,000
Transit Utilities: $44,000
Transit Utilities: $43,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $370,000
Interest on Debt: $350,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $1,800,000
Health - Other: $1,800,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,042,000
General Local Government Support: $927,000
Other: $5,000
Other: $2,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,236,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,144,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,213,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,159,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,861,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,688,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,100,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $3,630,000
Special Assessments: $2,920,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,211,000
General Revenue - Other: $704,000
Fines and Forfeits: $270,000
Interest Earnings: $251,000
Fines and Forfeits: $250,000
Sale of Property: $42,000
Interest Earnings: $40,000
Rents: $30,000
Rents: $19,000
Donations From Private Sources: $17,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $971,000
Police Protection: $645,000
Police Protection: $504,000
Health - Other: $479,000
Health - Other: $209,000
General - Other: $126,000
Parks and Recreation: $115,000
Financial Administration: $75,000
Central Staff Services: $73,000
Correctional Institutions: $70,000
Financial Administration: $42,000
Parks and Recreation: $40,000
General - Other: $38,000
Local Fire Protection: $26,000
Libraries: $18,000
Libraries: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,359,000
Cash and Securities: $17,112,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,810,000
Water Utilities: $1,693,000
Transit Utilities: $11,000
Transit Utilities: $8,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,878,000
General Local Government Support: $4,055,000
General Local Government Support: $3,975,000
Other: $2,282,000
Sewerage: $343,000
Health and Hospitals: $334,000
Health and Hospitals: $314,000
Public Welfare: $239,000
Highways: $225,000
Sewerage: $188,000
Public Welfare: $164,000
Transit Utilities: $44,000
Transit Utilities: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $19,163,000
Property: $14,257,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $2,587,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,508,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $2,490,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,131,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,291,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,250,000
Other License: $729,000
Other License: $523,000
Public Utilities Sales: $216,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $179,000
Public Utilities Sales: $154,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $147,000
Other Selective Sales: $83,000
Other Selective Sales: $73,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $434,000
Interest on Debt: $362,000
DeSoto County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $988,000
- Charges - Other: $4,250,000
Other: $3,924,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,999,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,892,000
Sewerage: $1,920,000
Sewerage: $1,866,000
Parks and Recreation: $248,000
Parks and Recreation: $228,000
Regular Highways: $93,000
Regular Highways: $46,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,092,000
Regular Highways: $916,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $6,802,000
General - Other: $6,617,000
General - Other: $6,439,000
Financial Administration: $5,902,000
Police Protection: $5,262,000
Financial Administration: $5,158,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,090,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,830,000
Regular Highways: $3,633,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,632,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,230,000
Regular Highways: $2,669,000
Sewerage: $2,668,000
Sewerage: $2,617,000
Central Staff Services: $1,670,000
Central Staff Services: $1,554,000
Water Utilities: $1,472,000
Water Utilities: $1,305,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,188,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,102,000
Parks and Recreation: $940,000
Parks and Recreation: $805,000
Housing and Community Development: $660,000
Hospitals: $650,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $598,000
Health - Other: $569,000
Health - Other: $541,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
Public Welfare - Other: $499,000
Hospitals: $483,000
Public Welfare - Other: $447,000
General Public Buildings: $379,000
General Public Buildings: $300,000
Libraries: $254,000
Libraries: $254,000
Housing and Community Development: $227,000
Local Fire Protection: $184,000
Natural Resources - Other: $183,000
Natural Resources - Other: $182,000
Local Fire Protection: $137,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,813,000
Other: $1,289,000
Highways: $907,000
Water Utilities: $372,000
Other: $145,000
Highways: $48,000
Transit Utilities: $44,000
Transit Utilities: $43,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $370,000
Interest on Debt: $350,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $1,800,000
Health - Other: $1,800,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,042,000
General Local Government Support: $927,000
Other: $5,000
Other: $2,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,236,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,144,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,213,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,159,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,861,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,688,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,100,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $3,630,000
Special Assessments: $2,920,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,211,000
General Revenue - Other: $704,000
Fines and Forfeits: $270,000
Interest Earnings: $251,000
Fines and Forfeits: $250,000
Sale of Property: $42,000
Interest Earnings: $40,000
Rents: $30,000
Rents: $19,000
Donations From Private Sources: $17,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $971,000
Police Protection: $645,000
Police Protection: $504,000
Health - Other: $479,000
Health - Other: $209,000
General - Other: $126,000
Parks and Recreation: $115,000
Financial Administration: $75,000
Central Staff Services: $73,000
Correctional Institutions: $70,000
Financial Administration: $42,000
Parks and Recreation: $40,000
General - Other: $38,000
Local Fire Protection: $26,000
Libraries: $18,000
Libraries: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,359,000
Cash and Securities: $17,112,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,810,000
Water Utilities: $1,693,000
Transit Utilities: $11,000
Transit Utilities: $8,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,878,000
General Local Government Support: $4,055,000
General Local Government Support: $3,975,000
Other: $2,282,000
Sewerage: $343,000
Health and Hospitals: $334,000
Health and Hospitals: $314,000
Public Welfare: $239,000
Highways: $225,000
Sewerage: $188,000
Public Welfare: $164,000
Transit Utilities: $44,000
Transit Utilities: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $19,163,000
Property: $14,257,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $2,587,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,508,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $2,490,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,131,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,291,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,250,000
Other License: $729,000
Other License: $523,000
Public Utilities Sales: $216,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $179,000
Public Utilities Sales: $154,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $147,000
Other Selective Sales: $83,000
Other Selective Sales: $73,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $434,000
Interest on Debt: $362,000
DeSoto County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $988,000
- Charges - Other: $4,250,000
Other: $3,924,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,999,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,892,000
Sewerage: $1,920,000
Sewerage: $1,866,000
Parks and Recreation: $248,000
Parks and Recreation: $228,000
Regular Highways: $93,000
Regular Highways: $46,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,092,000
Regular Highways: $916,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $6,802,000
General - Other: $6,617,000
General - Other: $6,439,000
Financial Administration: $5,902,000
Police Protection: $5,262,000
Financial Administration: $5,158,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,090,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,830,000
Regular Highways: $3,633,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,632,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,230,000
Regular Highways: $2,669,000
Sewerage: $2,668,000
Sewerage: $2,617,000
Central Staff Services: $1,670,000
Central Staff Services: $1,554,000
Water Utilities: $1,472,000
Water Utilities: $1,305,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,188,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,102,000
Parks and Recreation: $940,000
Parks and Recreation: $805,000
Housing and Community Development: $660,000
Hospitals: $650,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $598,000
Health - Other: $569,000
Health - Other: $541,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
Public Welfare - Other: $499,000
Hospitals: $483,000
Public Welfare - Other: $447,000
General Public Buildings: $379,000
General Public Buildings: $300,000
Libraries: $254,000
Libraries: $254,000
Housing and Community Development: $227,000
Local Fire Protection: $184,000
Natural Resources - Other: $183,000
Natural Resources - Other: $182,000
Local Fire Protection: $137,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,813,000
Other: $1,289,000
Highways: $907,000
Water Utilities: $372,000
Other: $145,000
Highways: $48,000
Transit Utilities: $44,000
Transit Utilities: $43,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $370,000
Interest on Debt: $350,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $1,800,000
Health - Other: $1,800,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,042,000
General Local Government Support: $927,000
Other: $5,000
Other: $2,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,236,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,144,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,213,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,159,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,861,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,688,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,100,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $3,630,000
Special Assessments: $2,920,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,211,000
General Revenue - Other: $704,000
Fines and Forfeits: $270,000
Interest Earnings: $251,000
Fines and Forfeits: $250,000
Sale of Property: $42,000
Interest Earnings: $40,000
Rents: $30,000
Rents: $19,000
Donations From Private Sources: $17,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $971,000
Police Protection: $645,000
Police Protection: $504,000
Health - Other: $479,000
Health - Other: $209,000
General - Other: $126,000
Parks and Recreation: $115,000
Financial Administration: $75,000
Central Staff Services: $73,000
Correctional Institutions: $70,000
Financial Administration: $42,000
Parks and Recreation: $40,000
General - Other: $38,000
Local Fire Protection: $26,000
Libraries: $18,000
Libraries: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,359,000
Cash and Securities: $17,112,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,810,000
Water Utilities: $1,693,000
Transit Utilities: $11,000
Transit Utilities: $8,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,878,000
General Local Government Support: $4,055,000
General Local Government Support: $3,975,000
Other: $2,282,000
Sewerage: $343,000
Health and Hospitals: $334,000
Health and Hospitals: $314,000
Public Welfare: $239,000
Highways: $225,000
Sewerage: $188,000
Public Welfare: $164,000
Transit Utilities: $44,000
Transit Utilities: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $19,163,000
Property: $14,257,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $2,587,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,508,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $2,490,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,131,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,291,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,250,000
Other License: $729,000
Other License: $523,000
Public Utilities Sales: $216,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $179,000
Public Utilities Sales: $154,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $147,000
Other Selective Sales: $83,000
Other Selective Sales: $73,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $434,000
Interest on Debt: $362,000
DeSoto County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $988,000
- Charges - Other: $4,250,000
Other: $3,924,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,999,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,892,000
Sewerage: $1,920,000
Sewerage: $1,866,000
Parks and Recreation: $248,000
Parks and Recreation: $228,000
Regular Highways: $93,000
Regular Highways: $46,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,092,000
Regular Highways: $916,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $6,802,000
General - Other: $6,617,000
General - Other: $6,439,000
Financial Administration: $5,902,000
Police Protection: $5,262,000
Financial Administration: $5,158,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,090,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,830,000
Regular Highways: $3,633,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,632,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,230,000
Regular Highways: $2,669,000
Sewerage: $2,668,000
Sewerage: $2,617,000
Central Staff Services: $1,670,000
Central Staff Services: $1,554,000
Water Utilities: $1,472,000
Water Utilities: $1,305,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,188,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,102,000
Parks and Recreation: $940,000
Parks and Recreation: $805,000
Housing and Community Development: $660,000
Hospitals: $650,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $598,000
Health - Other: $569,000
Health - Other: $541,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
Public Welfare - Other: $499,000
Hospitals: $483,000
Public Welfare - Other: $447,000
General Public Buildings: $379,000
General Public Buildings: $300,000
Libraries: $254,000
Libraries: $254,000
Housing and Community Development: $227,000
Local Fire Protection: $184,000
Natural Resources - Other: $183,000
Natural Resources - Other: $182,000
Local Fire Protection: $137,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,813,000
Other: $1,289,000
Highways: $907,000
Water Utilities: $372,000
Other: $145,000
Highways: $48,000
Transit Utilities: $44,000
Transit Utilities: $43,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $370,000
Interest on Debt: $350,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $1,800,000
Health - Other: $1,800,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,042,000
General Local Government Support: $927,000
Other: $5,000
Other: $2,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,236,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,144,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,213,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,159,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,861,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,688,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,100,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $3,630,000
Special Assessments: $2,920,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,211,000
General Revenue - Other: $704,000
Fines and Forfeits: $270,000
Interest Earnings: $251,000
Fines and Forfeits: $250,000
Sale of Property: $42,000
Interest Earnings: $40,000
Rents: $30,000
Rents: $19,000
Donations From Private Sources: $17,000
Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $971,000
Police Protection: $645,000
Police Protection: $504,000
Health - Other: $479,000
Health - Other: $209,000
General - Other: $126,000
Parks and Recreation: $115,000
Financial Administration: $75,000
Central Staff Services: $73,000
Correctional Institutions: $70,000
Financial Administration: $42,000
Parks and Recreation: $40,000
General - Other: $38,000
Local Fire Protection: $26,000
Libraries: $18,000
Libraries: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,359,000
Cash and Securities: $17,112,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,810,000
Water Utilities: $1,693,000
Transit Utilities: $11,000
Transit Utilities: $8,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,878,000
General Local Government Support: $4,055,000
General Local Government Support: $3,975,000
Other: $2,282,000
Sewerage: $343,000
Health and Hospitals: $334,000
Health and Hospitals: $314,000
Public Welfare: $239,000
Highways: $225,000
Sewerage: $188,000
Public Welfare: $164,000
Transit Utilities: $44,000
Transit Utilities: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $19,163,000
Property: $14,257,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $2,587,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,508,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $2,490,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,131,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,291,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,250,000
Other License: $729,000
Other License: $523,000
Public Utilities Sales: $216,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $179,000
Public Utilities Sales: $154,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $147,000
Other Selective Sales: $83,000
Other Selective Sales: $73,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $434,000
Interest on Debt: $362,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 771
- Number of aged recipients: 83
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 688
- Number of recipients under 18: 167
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 445
- Number of recipients older than 64: 159
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 309
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 330
| Most common first names in DeSoto County, FL among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 78 | 74.5 years |
| James | 62 | 73.3 years |
| William | 58 | 78.1 years |
| Mary | 53 | 78.8 years |
| Robert | 52 | 75.8 years |
| Richard | 29 | 69.6 years |
| George | 28 | 76.9 years |
| Charles | 27 | 76.6 years |
| Dorothy | 23 | 79.7 years |
| Donald | 22 | 77.2 years |
| Most common last names in DeSoto County, FL among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 30 | 75.7 years |
| Johnson | 22 | 78.5 years |
| Davis | 17 | 77.3 years |
| Brown | 17 | 73.9 years |
| Williams | 15 | 75.3 years |
| Moore | 13 | 69.2 years |
| Martin | 11 | 80.6 years |
| Edwards | 11 | 82.8 years |
| Walker | 11 | 72.4 years |
| Reed | 11 | 77.3 years |
| Businesses in DeSoto County, FL | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Burger King | 3 | Publix Super Markets | 1 | |
| CVS | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 2 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| FedEx | 7 | Subway | 2 | |
| Ford | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | UPS | 7 | |
| KFC | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
| Knights Inn | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| McDonald's | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Nike | 1 | |||