De Soto, IL City Data

De Soto, IL is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 1,653 people who live in De Soto and approximately 59,612 who live in Jackson County. We want to help people moving to or living in De Soto to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of De Soto. We have included De Soto housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General De Soto Information

Jackson County where De Soto resides is 602.53 square miles. The resident population of this county is 59,612 and has a population rank of 806 out of all the places in the United States.

De Soto has a total of 1,653 people and of those residents there are 803 males and 850 females. The median age of the male population is 32.6 and the female population is 34.1. There are approximately 668 births each year and around 504 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in De Soto varies per year, but currently 1,636 are one race and 17 are two or more races.

Of the 1,653 people who live in De Soto, there are 473 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in De Soto is 240 male and 233 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 1,221.

General De Soto Information
Total area in square miles - Jackson County	602.53
Water area in square miles - Jackson County	N/A
Resident population - Jackson County	59,612
Population rank - Jackson County	806
Total population	1,653
Total population (male)	803
Total population (female)	850
Population median age (male)	32.6
Population median age (female)	34.1
Births - Jackson County	668
Deaths- Jackson County	504
Population of one race	1,636
Population of two or more races	17
Population under 20 years	473
Population under 20 years (male)	240
Population under 20 years (female)	233
Total population 18 years and over	1,221

De Soto Social Characteristics

There are 24,215 households in De Soto. Families make up 12,845 of these households. The table below breaks down the De Soto families into three different groups. Married-couple families (9,509), male householder with no wife present (772) and female householder with no husband present (2,252). The remainder of the De Soto households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 11,562. De Soto, IL moving companies help people in De Soto move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including De Soto. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where De Soto is based, there are 24,646 females 15 and over; of those females there are 9,133 never married, 10,513 now married, 299 separated, 2,410 widowed, and 2,291 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 208 separated, 581 widowed and 1,668 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding De Soto social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on De Soto.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Jackson County)
Total households	24,215
Family households (families)	12,845
With own children under 18 years	6,259
Married-couple family	9,509
With own children under 18 years	4,312
Male householder, no wife present, family	772
With own children under 18 years	394
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,252
With own children under 18 years	1,575
Nonfamily households	11,562
Householder living alone	8,449
65 years and over	2,245

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	243
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	129
Average household size	2.45
Average family size	3.02

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	1,371
Householder	445
Spouse	346
Child	511
Other relatives	11
Nonrelatives	27
Unmarried partner	17
Roomer or boarder	N/A
Housemate or roommate	4
Unmarried partner	47
Foster child	N/A
Other	6

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	277
Male householder	110
Male householder living alone	81
Male householder not living alone	29
Female householder	118
Female householder living alone	103
Female householder not living alone	15
Nonrelatives	49
Unmarried partner	30
Roomer or boarder	1
Housemate or roommate	14
Foster child	N/A
Other	4

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	24,646
Never married	9,133
Now married	10,513
Separated	299
Widowed	2,410
Divorced	2,291
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	208
Widowed	581
Divorced	1,668

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	1,653
Male	803
Under 5 years	59
5 to 9 years	59
10 to 14 years	65
15 to 17 years	40
18 and 19 years	17
20 years	13
21 years	10
22 to 24 years	30
25 to 29 years	71
30 to 34 years	65
35 to 39 years	83
40 to 44 years	61
45 to 49 years	58
50 to 54 years	55
55 to 59 years	26
60 and 61 years	10
62 to 64 years	10
65 and 66 years	6
67 to 69 years	14
70 to 74 years	23
75 to 79 years	17
80 to 84 years	8
85 years and over	3
Female	850
Under 5 years	58
5 to 9 years	59
10 to 14 years	50
15 to 17 years	42
18 and 19 years	24
20 years	7
21 years	11
22 to 24 years	54
25 to 29 years	64
30 to 34 years	67
35 to 39 years	76
40 to 44 years	63
45 to 49 years	63
50 to 54 years	52
55 to 59 years	42
60 and 61 years	8
62 to 64 years	12
65 and 66 years	7
67 to 69 years	16
70 to 74 years	25
75 to 79 years	28
80 to 84 years	11
85 years and over	11

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	1,653
One race	1,636
White	1,613
Black or African American	12
American Indian and Alaska Native	1
Asian	7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	N/A
Some other race	N/A
Two or more races	17

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	1,648
People who are White alone	1,608
People who are Black or African American alone	12
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1
People who are Asian alone	7
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	N/A
People who are Hispanic or Latino	26
People who are Some other race alone	3

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	56,632
Same house	25,100
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	13,816
Different state or abroad	6,559
Different state	4,689
Abroad	1,870

PLACE OF BIRTH (Jackson County)
Total resident population	59,612
Born in United States	44,565
State of residence	43,215
Different state	12,941
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	327
Foreign born	3,129

De Soto Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding De Soto. That total enrollment is 26,116 for the population of the country, which includes De Soto. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 10,550 and elementary or high school enrollment was 15,291 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 16,881.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the De Soto population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	26,116
Pre-kindergarten	898
Public	653
Private	245
Kindergarten	690
Public	628
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	4,988
Public	4,565
Private	423
Elementary and high school	7,646
Public	7,050
Private	596
High school grades 9 to 12	2,658
Public	2,485
Private	173
College, undergraduate years	13,997
Public	13,743
Private	254
Graduate or professional school	2,885
Public	2,779
Private	106
Not enrolled in school	31,688

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	32,659
Less than 9th grade	2,124
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,697
High school graduate	8,130
Some college, no degree	6,900
Associate's degree	2,361
Bachelor's degree	10,447
Graduate or professional degree	32
Percent high school graduate or higher	85.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	5,609

De Soto Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 49,687 people that are employed over the age of 16 in De Soto. The De Soto occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (10,087), service occupations (5,357), sales and office occupations (7,575), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (188), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (2,057) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (2,949). The 49,687 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 17,164 private wage and salary workers, 9,505 government workers, 1,410 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Jackson County)
Population 16 years and over	49,687
In labor force	30,702
Civilian labor force	30,624
Employed	28,213
Unemployed	2,411
Percent Unemployed	7.9
Armed Forces	78
Females 16 years and over	24,380
In labor force	14,530
Civilian labor force	14,512
Unemployed Civilian labor force	1,151
Armed forces	18
Males 16 years and over	25,307
In labor force	16,172
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	1,260
Armed forces	60

COMMUTING TO WORK (Jackson County)
Workers 16 years and over	27,609
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	20,243
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	3,586
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	2,143
Other means	157
Worked at home	703
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	487,990

OCCUPATION (Jackson County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	10,087
Management, professional, and related occupations	10,087
Service occupations	5,357
Sales and office occupations	7,575
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	188
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	2,057
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	2,949

INDUSTRY (Jackson County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	10,087
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	532
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	1,909
Wholesale trade	325
Retail trade	3,421
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,136
Information	885
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,185
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	1,526
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	10,559
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	2,603
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	1,749

CLASS OF WORKER (Jackson County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	10,087
Private wage and salary workers	17,164
Government workers	9,505
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,410
Unpaid family workers	N/A

De Soto Housing Characteristics

In De Soto, IL there are 26,844 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 24,215 occupied and 2,629 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In De Soto, there are 14,291 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 394 units in De Soto. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of De Soto, IL local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, De Soto, IL truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in De Soto. There are 791 housing units with rent less than $200, 1,627 with rent between $200-299, 4,630 with rent between $300-499 and 3,605 with rent for $500 and above. Full De Soto gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have De Soto, IL home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Jackson County)
Total housing units	26,844
Occupied housing units	24,215
Vacant housing units	2,629

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Jackson County)
Total housing units	26,844
1-unit, detached	14,291
1-unit, attached	394
2 units	1,282
3 or 4 units	1,519
5 to 9 units	1,526
10 to 19 units	986
20 to 49 units	1,067
50 or more units	1,088
Mobile home	4,685

HOUSING TENURE (Jackson County)
Occupied housing units	24,215
Owner-occupied	12,915
Renter-occupied	11,300

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Jackson County)
Occupied housing units	24,215
No vehicles available	2,703
2 vehicle available	11,841
3 vehicles available	2,589
4 vehicles available	622
5 or more vehicles available	207

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Jackson County)
Occupied housing units	24,215
Utility gas	10,377
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	11,077
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	152
Coal or coke	18
Wood	492
Solar energy
Other fuel	91
No fuel used	4

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Jackson County)
Occupied housing units	24,215
Less Than $50,000	12,915
$50,000 to $99,999	4,112
$100,000 to $149,999	1,215
$150,000 to $199,999	433
$200,000 to $299,999	325
$300,000 to $499,999	46
$1,000,000 or more	2
Median (dollars)	68,200

GROSS RENT (Jackson County)
Occupied units paying rent	11,300
Less than $200	791
$200 to $299	1,627
$300 to $499	4,630
$500 to $699	2,410
$700 to $999	1,024
$1,000 to $1,499	163
$1,500 or more	7