DeSoto, Texas demographics

DeSoto, TX demographics: median age 41.9; 30.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · DeSoto city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4820092. The survey estimates a population of 56,211 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in DeSoto is 41.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 20,693 households (±767). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.9 ±1.6	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 56,211
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	11,579 ±1,049	20.6% ±1.9 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	11,388 ±1,375	20.3% ±2.4 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	24,333 ±1,556	43.3% ±2.8 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	8,911 ±718	15.9% ±1.3 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 56,211
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	26,283 ±1,025	46.8% ±1.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	29,928 ±1,053	53.2% ±1.9 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 56,211
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	7,616 ±1,144	13.5% ±2.0 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	38,001 ±1,943	67.6% ±3.5 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	106 ±102 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	526 ±292 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,560 ±1,225	4.6% ±2.2 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,402 ±1,251	13.2% ±2.2 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 56,211
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,590 ±1,794	81.1% ±3.2 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10,621 ±1,806	18.9% ±3.2 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,693
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,658 ±665	41.8% ±2.8 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,120 ±300	5.4% ±1.4 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,499 ±577	21.7% ±2.7 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,867 ±758	28.4% ±3.5 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	549 ±214	2.7% ±1.0 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,693
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,401 ±416	30.9% ±1.7 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	14,292 ±915	69.1% ±3.6 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,693
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,867 ±758	28.4% ±3.5 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	6,264 ±708	30.3% ±3.2 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,547 ±621	17.1% ±2.9 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,944 ±541	14.2% ±2.6 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,241 ±342	6.0% ±1.6 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	585 ±206	2.8% ±1.0 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	245 ±126 · low precision	1.2% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 56,211
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	51,822 ±804	92.2% ±1.4 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,389 ±792	7.8% ±1.4 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 53,590
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	44,349 ±1,514	82.8% ±2.7 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	7,608 ±1,298	14.2% ±2.4 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	222 ±156 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	19 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	30 ±37 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	94 ±75 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	27 ±45 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	273 ±247 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	28 ±33 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	28 ±47 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	206 ±190 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	113 ±113 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	593 ±437 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 39,873
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,118 ±616	7.8% ±1.5 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	9,853 ±1,220	24.7% ±3.0 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	11,579 ±1,043	29.0% ±2.5 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,335 ±509	8.4% ±1.3 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,877 ±820	17.2% ±2.0 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,111 ±700	12.8% ±1.7 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 55,740
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	50,225 ±1,165	90.1% ±2.1 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,706 ±899	6.6% ±1.6 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,320 ±652	2.4% ±1.2 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	489 ±275 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

13.1% of DeSoto residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 93.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	DeSoto	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.1% ±1.9 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.7% ±2.0 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.1% ±1.0 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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