Language Spoken At Home in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 24,892 | 100% |
English only | 24,209 | 97.3% |
Language other than English | 683 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 289 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 368 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 167 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 138 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 177 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 120 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,695 | 100% |
American | 2,559 | 9.6% |
Arab | 29 | 0.1% |
Czech | 33 | 0.1% |
Danish | 8 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 212 | 0.8% |
English | 1,575 | 5.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,409 | 5.3% |
French Canadian | 113 | 0.4% |
German | 1,640 | 6.1% |
Greek | 6 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 14 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,775 | 10.4% |
Italian | 375 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 4 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 96 | 0.4% |
Polish | 153 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 36 | 0.1% |
Russian | 12 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 229 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 357 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 3 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 486 | 1.8% |
Swedish | 9 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 21 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 110 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 51 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,215 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,904 | 67.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,776 | 27.2% |
Married-couple family | 4,729 | 46.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,653 | 16.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 320 | 3.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 86 | 0.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,855 | 18.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,037 | 10.2% |
Nonfamily households | 3,311 | 32.4% |
Householder living alone | 2,977 | 29.1% |
65 years and over | 1,039 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,274 | 32.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,854 | 27.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 26,319 | 100% |
Householder | 10,215 | 38.8% |
Spouse | 4,745 | 18.0% |
Child | 8,275 | 31.4% |
Other relatives | 2,043 | 7.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,041 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 273 | 1.0% |
Marital Status in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,009 | 100% |
Never married | 3,355 | 33.5% |
Now married, except separated | 5,025 | 50.2% |
Separated | 244 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 354 | 3.5% |
Divorced | 1,031 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,198 | 100% |
Never married | 3,272 | 29.2% |
Now married, except separated | 5,062 | 45.2% |
Separated | 371 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 1,268 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 1,225 | 10.9% |
Fertility in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 457 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 245 | 53.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 73 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 155 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 763 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 428 | 56.1% |
Less than 1 year | 131 | 17.2% |
1 or 2 years | 107 | 14.0% |
3 or 4 years | 11 | 1.4% |
5 or more years | 179 | 23.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 428 | 100% |
Who are female | 301 | 70.3% |
Who are married | 283 | 66.1% |
School Enrollment in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,338 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 401 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 399 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,030 | 47.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,381 | 21.8% |
College or graduate school | 1,127 | 17.8% |
Educational Attainment in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,800 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,278 | 7.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,674 | 15.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,971 | 39.2% |
Some college, no degree | 3,743 | 21.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,063 | 6.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,407 | 7.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 664 | 3.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.6% |
Veteran Status in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 20,071 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,240 | 11.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 26,369 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,665 | 17.7% |
Under 18 years | 6,608 | 100% |
With a disability | 336 | 5.1% |
18 to 64 years | 15,994 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,735 | 17.1% |
65 years and over | 3,767 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,594 | 42.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 26,326 | 100% |
Same house | 24,479 | 93.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,779 | 6.8% |
Same county | 895 | 3.4% |
Different county | 884 | 3.4% |
Same state | 528 | 2.0% |
Different state | 356 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 68 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,695 | 100% |
Native | 26,274 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 26,145 | 97.9% |
State of residence | 20,330 | 76.2% |
Different state | 5,815 | 21.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 129 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 421 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 421 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 110 | 26.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 311 | 73.9% |
Year of Entry in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 550 | 100% |
Native | 129 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 129 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 421 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 421 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in De Soto Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 421 | 100% |
Europe | 27 | 6.4% |
Asia | 160 | 38.0% |
Africa | 9 | 2.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 225 | 53.4% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |