Demographics of DeSoto city, Texas

DeSoto city, Texas had 56,681 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +651 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

DeSoto city, in four figures

56,681
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 56,211 ±107.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +651 people.; 41.9 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $82,782 ±$7,478
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.

DeSoto city, Texas's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of DeSoto city, Texas'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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The figures

DeSoto city, Texas's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of DeSoto city, Texas'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	56,030	100.0	100.0
2021	55,685	99.4	100.2
2022	56,191	100.3	100.7
2023	56,347	100.6	101.6
2024	56,817	101.4	102.5
2025	56,681	101.2	103.1

Population of DeSoto city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	56,030	—
2021	55,685	−345
2022	56,191	+506
2023	56,347	+156
2024	56,817	+470
2025	56,681	−136

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±1.6: for men 38.7 ±2.5 and for women 44.5 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in DeSoto city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	2,621 ±509	4.7% ±0.9	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,958 ±917	15.9% ±1.6	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,759 ±815	8.5% ±1.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,101 ±1,400	25.1% ±2.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,861 ±1,299	30.0% ±2.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,911 ±718	15.9% ±1.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $82,782 ±$7,478, and income per person $39,003 ±$1,691, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in DeSoto city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,405 ±419	11.6% ±2.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,044 ±518	14.7% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,823 ±687	18.5% ±3.3	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,028 ±691	14.6% ±3.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,288 ±688	20.7% ±3.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,145 ±513	10.4% ±2.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,960 ±354	9.5% ±1.7	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 DeSoto city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	4,220 ±947	7.6% ±1.7	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,027 ±432	9.1% ±3.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,064 ±496	6.4% ±1.5	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,129 ±275	9.5% ±2.2	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in DeSoto city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	DeSoto city	Texas	United States
Housing units	21,718 ±771	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.3% ±1.0	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.7% ±1.3	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.6% ±2.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.4% ±2.3	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$319,400 ±$12,377	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,666 ±$81	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

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 DeSoto city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,621 ±1,806	18.9% ±3.2	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,858 ±916	8.6% ±1.6	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	37,676 ±1,946	67.0% ±3.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	234 to 818	0.4% to 1.5%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	156 to 746	0.3% to 1.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,066 ±541	3.7% ±1.0	3.1% ±<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 DeSoto city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	37,853 ±1,538	67.3% ±2.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,768 ±1,618	24.5% ±2.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	86 to 316	0.2% to 0.6%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,389 ±792	7.8% ±1.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,254 ±440	4.0% ±0.8	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,135 ±635	3.8% ±1.1	10.2% ±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%.

DeSoto city among the places of Texas

68th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near DeSoto city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Victoria city	65,625 ±40
Rowlett city	65,463 ±54
Euless city	60,421 ±45
Wylie city	60,334 ±742
Kyle city	56,823 ±48
DeSoto city	56,211 ±107
Port Arthur city	55,828 ±44
Texas City city	55,364 ±52
Little Elm city	54,820 ±67
Galveston city	53,424 ±36
Burleson city	52,918 ±68

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in DeSoto city, Texas

Rankings this appears in

No. 13 Places in Texas by median age
No. 65 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 98 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 102 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 111 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 112 Places in Texas 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