Demographics of De Soto city, Missouri

De Soto city, Missouri had 6,527 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +72 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

De Soto city, in four figures

6,527
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,470 ±24.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +72 people.; 31.2 ±10.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,500 ±$11,189
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

De Soto city, Missouri's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of De Soto city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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De Soto city, Missouri's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of De Soto city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,455	100.0	100.0
2021	6,449	99.9	100.2
2022	6,464	100.1	100.7
2023	6,513	100.9	101.6
2024	6,530	101.2	102.5
2025	6,527	101.1	103.1

Population of De Soto city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,455	—
2021	6,449	−6
2022	6,464	+15
2023	6,513	+49
2024	6,530	+17
2025	6,527	−3

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.2 ±10.1: for men 29.5 ±8.0 and for women 37.1 ±10.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in De Soto city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	168 to 544	2.6% to 8.4%	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,376 ±394	21.3% ±6.1	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	856 ±299	13.2% ±4.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,544 ±376	23.9% ±5.8	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,223 ±289	18.9% ±4.5	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,115 ±249	17.2% ±3.8	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,500 ±$11,189, and income per person $27,831 ±$3,446, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in De Soto city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	431 ±166	16.5% ±6.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	836 ±300	32.1% ±11.1	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	470 ±192	18.0% ±7.2	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	408 ±176	15.7% ±6.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	126 to 422	4.9% to 16.1%	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	61 to 219	2.4% to 8.4%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 122	0% to 4.7%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in De Soto city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	817 ±395	13.1% ±6.3	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	88 to 400	5.9% to 23.0%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	170 to 516	10.6% ±5.2	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	101 to 359	8.6% to 25.9%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in De Soto city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	De Soto city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	2,836 ±239	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.9% ±3.5	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.6% to 13.6%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.9% ±8.6	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.1% ±10.4	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$160,700 ±$11,128	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$809 ±$59	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±6	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in De Soto city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 160	0% to 2.5%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,490 ±434	84.9% ±6.7	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.7%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	877 ±419	13.6% ±6.5	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in De Soto city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	5,483 ±382	84.7% ±5.9	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	879 ±327	13.6% ±5.1	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 132	0% to 2.0%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 118	0% to 1.8%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 116	0% to 1.8%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 7	0% to 0.1%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

De Soto city among the places of Missouri

120th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near De Soto city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Valley Park city	6,795 ±24
Bonne Terre city	6,683 ±28
Black Jack city	6,589 ±19
St. John city	6,527 ±33
Willard city	6,488 ±28
De Soto city	6,470 ±24
Shrewsbury city	6,316 ±18
Sullivan city	6,310 ±342
Battlefield city	6,165 ±33
Glendale city	6,114 ±19
Pevely city	6,055 ±28

Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Places in Missouri by poverty rate
No. 11 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 49 Places in Missouri by homeownership rate
No. 66 Places in Missouri by median household income
No. 72 Places in Missouri by per capita income
No. 89 Places in Missouri by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026