DeSoto County, Florida (FL)

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• • 20,40853.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 12,33932.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,71812.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2850.8%Two or more races
  • 870.2%Asian alone
  • 540.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 310.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 140.04%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $213,638

Here:	$213,638
State:	$343,090

Townhouses or other attached units: $145,565

Here:	$145,565
State:	$248,955

In 2-unit structures: $115,244

Here:	$115,244
State:	$250,044

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $116,368

Here:	$116,368
State:	$227,379

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $134,255

Here:	$134,255
State:	$313,255

Mobile homes: $54,826

Here:	$54,826
State:	$83,101

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $29,822

Here:	$29,822
State:	$66,167

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 13
• Assaults: 130
• Burglaries: 321
• Thefts: 510
• Auto thefts: 24

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 17
• Assaults: 136
• Burglaries: 208
• Thefts: 408
• Auto thefts: 13

Health of residents in DeSoto County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,291 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,088 (1.2%)

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.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County, Texas , Lee County , Sarasota County .

Current college students: 556
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,908 (31.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,4962010 or later
• 1,6132000 to 2009
• 1,1551990 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: 8,190
• One, attached: 412
• Two: 276
• 3 or 4: 243
• 5 to 9: 1,005
• 10 to 19: 151
• 20 to 49: 22
• 50 or more: 45
• Mobile homes: 4,784
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 395

Housing units in DeSoto County with a mortgage: 3,134 (84 second mortgage, 197 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,620

Religion statistics for DeSoto County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in DeSoto County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

8.12% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,960 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.11% relocated from other counties in Florida ($23,159 average AGI)
3.01% relocated from other states ($18,802 average AGI)

DeSoto County:	3.01%
Florida average:	3.87%

from Charlotte County, FL	1.77% ($36,199 average AGI)
from Sarasota County, FL	0.61% ($40,049)
from Lee County, FL	0.43% ($38,558)
from Manatee County, FL	0.38% ($30,237)
from Hardee County, FL	0.20% ($57,450)

6.69% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,265 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.61% relocated to other counties in Florida ($33,242 average AGI)
2.08% relocated to other states ($9,023 average AGI)

DeSoto County:	2.08%
Florida average:	2.71%

to Charlotte County, FL	1.45% ($37,007 average AGI)
to Sarasota County, FL	0.49% ($61,313)
to Highlands County, FL	0.36% ($25,343)
to Lee County, FL	0.35% ($38,441)
to Hardee County, FL	0.27% ($21,615)
to Manatee County, FL	0.25% ($50,125)
to Hillsborough County, FL	0.25% ($28,125)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in DeSoto County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,893 (1,564 living alone), Female householders: 5,447 (1,682 living alone)

• 6,028 spouses (5,999 opposite-sex spouses), 729 unmarried partners, (714 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,174 children (9,495 natural, 125 adopted, 540 stepchildren), 978 grandchildren, 784 brothers or sisters, 769 parents, 39 foster children, 1,034 other relatives, 1,513 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,467

Size of family households: 4,018 2-persons, 1,686 3-persons, 1,202 4-persons, 793 5-persons, 336 6-persons, 374 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,245 1-person, 605 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 49 4-persons.

4,070 married couples with children.
2,003 single-parent households (368 men, 1,635 women).

70.4% of residents of DeSoto speak English at home.
28.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 48% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English 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:

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)

• Year house built in DeSoto County, Florida
• 4522014 or later
• 4282010 to 2013
• 2,6052000 to 2009
• 3,6091990 to 1999
• 3,3751980 to 1989
• 2,4431970 to 1979
• 1,1311960 to 1969
• 6401950 to 1959
• 3351940 to 1949
• 3471939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in DeSoto County, Florida

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in DeSoto County, Florida
• 451 room
• 2562 rooms
• 6213 rooms
• 1,3504 rooms
• 2,4735 rooms
• 2,2246 rooms
• 8747 rooms
• 3638 rooms
• 4879+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeSoto County, Florida
• 1071 room
• 2632 rooms
• 4613 rooms
• 8304 rooms
• 1,1115 rooms
• 6086 rooms
• 1787 rooms
• 608 rooms
• 09+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in DeSoto County, Florida

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in DeSoto County, Florida
• 53no bedroom
• 7651 bedroom
• 2,9362 bedrooms
• 4,0323 bedrooms
• 8064 bedrooms
• 595+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeSoto County, Florida
• 108no bedroom
• 5411 bedroom
• 1,3642 bedrooms
• 1,1893 bedrooms
• 3614 bedrooms
• 505+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in DeSoto County, Florida in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in DeSoto County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 280no vehicle
• 3,6081 vehicle
• 3,1752 vehicles
• 1,1453 vehicles
• 3554 vehicles
• 1365+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in DeSoto County in renter-occupied apartments
• 546no vehicle
• 1,6321 vehicle
• 1,0192 vehicles
• 3663 vehicles
• 854 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

86.8% of DeSoto County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Florida.

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

• This state: 19,618
• Other state: 11,847
• Northeast: 3,867
• Midwest: 3,920
• South: 3,346
• West: 718

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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