DeSoto County, Florida

DeSoto County has a population of 35,386 and has grown 9.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $174,100, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $54,417.

Home price
$174,100
Income
$54,417
Population
35,386
Unemployment
9.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$174,100county
Median gross rent$932county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198031.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile34.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use12.0%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,209county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,060county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,663county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$54,417county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate24.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.7%county
Unemployment rate9.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government17.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.2%county
Economic output per resident$40,097county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.83%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport957136county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station34 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.5%county
Traffic deaths50.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher10.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher73.5%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment4155county
Students per full-time teacher17.9county
Free lunch eligible59.6%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution35 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians26county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population35,386county
Land area in square miles637county
People per square mile of land55.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores11county
Share living far from a food store16.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract45.6%county
Population change since 2020+9.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age43.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.8%county
Share of households that are one person24.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States13.6%county
Second languages22.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls33.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents168county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in1,084county
Households that moved away893county
Average income of arriving households$53,481county
Average income of departing households$42,683county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year159county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature73.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.04 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F117 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing0 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days311 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 8county
Average first fall frostDec 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,154 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity89.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.8%county
Homes heated by propane3.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband82.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk50.5county
Coastal flood risk33.4county
Drought risk68.1county
Landslide risk11.5county
Hail risk28.4county
Earthquake risk15.7county
Tornado risk59.4county
Tropical cyclone risk96.2county
Extreme heat risk48.3county
Winter weather risk0.0county
Strong wind risk76.0county
Wildfire risk84.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for DeSoto County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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