DeSoto

Population & Demographics

DeSoto, TX

DeSoto is home to 56,211 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 28,394 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
56,211
people
Population

56,211 residents

Median age 41.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

DeSoto population & demographics

Who lives in DeSoto — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
56,211
Median age
41.9yrs
Median household income
$82,782
Median home value
$319,400
Median gross rent
$1,666/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
30.1%
Poverty rate
7.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in DeSoto

How DeSoto breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Black67.0%
Hispanic or Latino18.9%
White8.6%
Two or more races3.7%
Asian0.9%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across DeSoto

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across DeSoto.

DeSoto at a glance
Employed Residents
28,394
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
5.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
17.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dallas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for DeSoto proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How DeSoto commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

41
Commute Score

41 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

DeSoto

28,394 commutes, one dot at a time

DeSoto

Where 28,394 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in DeSoto, by worker count.

1Dallas14.7 mi9,823
2Irving19.2 mi1,650
3Arlington16.6 mi1,515
4DeSoto0.0 mi1,414
5Fort Worth29.9 mi1,199
6Plano32.2 mi823
7Grand Prairie11.9 mi785
8Richardson26.9 mi669

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into DeSoto.

1Dallas14.7 mi3,556
2DeSoto0.0 mi1,414
3Arlington16.6 mi779
4Lancaster4.7 mi638
5Grand Prairie11.9 mi627
6Fort Worth29.9 mi611
7Cedar Hill4.8 mi476
8Waxahachie13.4 mi329

Top industries

The sectors that employ DeSoto’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance26.0%
RTRetail Trade14.4%
TRTransportation and Warehousing11.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.4%
EDEducational Services9.2%
WSWholesale Trade6.2%
MFManufacturing5.2%
COConstruction4.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services2.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for DeSoto

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps5%
See all internet providers in DeSoto

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