Language Spoken At Home in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 32,414 | 100% |
English only | 23,289 | 71.8% |
Language other than English | 9,125 | 28.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,788 | 17.9% |
Spanish | 8,350 | 25.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,343 | 16.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 538 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 329 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 206 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 116 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 31 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 34,628 | 100% |
American | 4,967 | 14.3% |
Arab | 142 | 0.4% |
Czech | 49 | 0.1% |
Danish | 38 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 441 | 1.3% |
English | 2,672 | 7.7% |
French (except Basque) | 754 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 149 | 0.4% |
German | 3,261 | 9.4% |
Greek | 86 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 118 | 0.3% |
Irish | 2,925 | 8.4% |
Italian | 1,060 | 3.1% |
Lithuanian | 10 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 240 | 0.7% |
Polish | 516 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 94 | 0.3% |
Russian | 81 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 214 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 715 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 17 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 100 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 212 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 104 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 74 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 59 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 286 | 0.8% |
Households By Type in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,508 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,444 | 70.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,929 | 27.9% |
Married-couple family | 5,125 | 48.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,539 | 14.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 707 | 6.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 379 | 3.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,612 | 15.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,011 | 9.6% |
Nonfamily households | 3,064 | 29.2% |
Householder living alone | 2,371 | 22.6% |
65 years and over | 1,232 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,461 | 32.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,043 | 38.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 30,704 | 100% |
Householder | 10,508 | 34.2% |
Spouse | 5,078 | 16.5% |
Child | 9,039 | 29.4% |
Other relatives | 3,848 | 12.5% |
Nonrelatives | 2,231 | 7.3% |
Unmarried partner | 1,048 | 3.4% |
Marital Status in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 16,251 | 100% |
Never married | 6,673 | 41.1% |
Now married, except separated | 6,987 | 43.0% |
Separated | 463 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 755 | 4.6% |
Divorced | 1,373 | 8.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,918 | 100% |
Never married | 3,020 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 5,468 | 45.9% |
Separated | 618 | 5.2% |
Widowed | 1,321 | 11.1% |
Divorced | 1,491 | 12.5% |
Fertility in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 408 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 240 | 58.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 155 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,266 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 452 | 35.7% |
Less than 1 year | 211 | 16.7% |
1 or 2 years | 129 | 10.2% |
3 or 4 years | 21 | 1.7% |
5 or more years | 91 | 7.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 452 | 100% |
Who are female | 279 | 61.7% |
Who are married | 298 | 65.9% |
School Enrollment in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,962 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 286 | 4.1% |
Kindergarten | 324 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,654 | 52.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,954 | 28.1% |
College or graduate school | 744 | 10.7% |
Educational Attainment in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 23,020 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,135 | 13.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,417 | 14.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,004 | 39.1% |
Some college, no degree | 4,023 | 17.5% |
Associate's degree | 963 | 4.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,719 | 7.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 759 | 3.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 71.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 10.8% |
Veteran Status in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 26,838 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,839 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 32,438 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,000 | 15.4% |
Under 18 years | 7,600 | 100% |
With a disability | 334 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 18,608 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,376 | 12.8% |
65 years and over | 6,230 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,290 | 36.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 34,252 | 100% |
Same house | 28,667 | 83.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,178 | 15.1% |
Same county | 2,569 | 7.5% |
Different county | 2,609 | 7.6% |
Same state | 1,973 | 5.8% |
Different state | 636 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 407 | 1.2% |
Place Of Birth in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 34,628 | 100% |
Native | 28,502 | 82.3% |
Born in United States | 28,107 | 81.2% |
State of residence | 15,525 | 44.8% |
Different state | 12,582 | 36.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 395 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 6,126 | 17.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,126 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,096 | 17.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,030 | 82.1% |
Year of Entry in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,521 | 100% |
Native | 395 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 395 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 6,126 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 326 | 5.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,800 | 94.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,126 | 100% |
Europe | 209 | 3.4% |
Asia | 261 | 4.3% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 10 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 5,436 | 88.7% |
Northern America | 210 | 3.4% |