De Soto Parish, Louisiana

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Key figures

Statistic	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	27,026	4,611,961	334,922,499	1577th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$48,578	$60,756	$80,734	2852nd of 3,221
Median Age	40.0	38.0	38.9	2116th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.0%	27.0%	35.7%	2667th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$154,900	$216,500	$332,700	2150th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$687	$1,064	$1,413	2800th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.5%	18.9%	12.5%	423rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.0%	6.3%	5.2%	702nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	30.8	106.7	n/a	1971st of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	4.9%	14.1%	2646th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.1	n/a	n/a	2103rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.2%	67.4%	65.2%	1121st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.1	25.7	26.4	810th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.3%	8.1%	15.1%	2848th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.4%	n/a	n/a	1780th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.6%	41.8%	46.9%	2428th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.4%	n/a	n/a	2493rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in De Soto Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.8%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	34.4%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.4	58.9	61.4

Age in De Soto Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	40.0	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.9%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in De Soto Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	10,504	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.3%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.6%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.7%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.3%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	32.1%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in De Soto Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,808	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.8%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.2%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.8%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.6%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.5%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.8%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.1%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in De Soto Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	12,697	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.3%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.1%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.3%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.8%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.0%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$540	$1,180	n/a

Education in De Soto Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	14.1%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.0%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.9%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.2%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.9%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in De Soto Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.6%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.7%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.2%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.4%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.9%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in De Soto Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.7%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	6.4%	16.7%

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