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Language Spoken At Home in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 150,045 | 100% |
English only | 141,742 | 94.5% |
Language other than English | 8,303 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,208 | 2.1% |
Spanish | 5,794 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,596 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,134 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 192 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 980 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 390 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 395 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 161,536 | 100% |
American | 18,292 | 11.3% |
Arab | 681 | 0.4% |
Czech | 237 | 0.1% |
Danish | 220 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,589 | 1.0% |
English | 15,274 | 9.5% |
French (except Basque) | 2,847 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 334 | 0.2% |
German | 14,115 | 8.7% |
Greek | 193 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 163 | 0.1% |
Irish | 20,923 | 13.0% |
Italian | 5,000 | 3.1% |
Lithuanian | 91 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 612 | 0.4% |
Polish | 1,543 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 105 | 0.1% |
Russian | 151 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,419 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 2,878 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 46 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 808 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 988 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 141 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 143 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 769 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 141 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 57,518 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 43,643 | 75.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,493 | 37.4% |
Married-couple family | 32,072 | 55.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,787 | 25.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,777 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,356 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 8,794 | 15.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,350 | 9.3% |
Nonfamily households | 13,875 | 24.1% |
Householder living alone | 11,902 | 20.7% |
65 years and over | 3,733 | 6.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 23,895 | 41.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 11,824 | 20.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 160,812 | 100% |
Householder | 57,518 | 35.8% |
Spouse | 32,049 | 19.9% |
Child | 54,651 | 34.0% |
Other relatives | 10,357 | 6.4% |
Nonrelatives | 6,237 | 3.9% |
Unmarried partner | 2,729 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 59,143 | 100% |
Never married | 16,761 | 28.3% |
Now married, except separated | 33,802 | 57.2% |
Separated | 1,218 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 1,296 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 6,066 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 64,823 | 100% |
Never married | 15,487 | 23.9% |
Now married, except separated | 33,673 | 51.9% |
Separated | 1,380 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 5,176 | 8.0% |
Divorced | 9,107 | 14.0% |
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 | 2,606 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 815 | 31.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 102 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 42 | 0% |
Grandparents in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,241 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,024 | 47.7% |
Less than 1 year | 407 | 9.6% |
1 or 2 years | 510 | 12.0% |
3 or 4 years | 269 | 6.3% |
5 or more years | 838 | 19.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,024 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,329 | 65.7% |
Who are married | 1,317 | 65.1% |
School Enrollment in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 46,598 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,257 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 2,961 | 6.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 21,391 | 45.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,012 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 9,977 | 21.4% |
Educational Attainment in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 103,255 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,927 | 3.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,987 | 7.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 31,858 | 30.9% |
Some college, no degree | 28,044 | 27.2% |
Associate's degree | 9,540 | 9.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 15,453 | 15.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,446 | 6.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.2% |
Veteran Status in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 115,874 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 11,548 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 160,564 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,081 | 11.3% |
Under 18 years | 45,317 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,253 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 98,854 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,740 | 9.9% |
65 years and over | 16,393 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,088 | 37.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 159,549 | 100% |
Same house | 136,865 | 85.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 22,296 | 14.0% |
Same county | 11,582 | 7.3% |
Different county | 10,714 | 6.7% |
Same state | 3,493 | 2.2% |
Different state | 7,221 | 4.5% |
Abroad | 388 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 161,536 | 100% |
Native | 155,915 | 96.5% |
Born in United States | 154,967 | 95.9% |
State of residence | 46,163 | 28.6% |
Different state | 108,804 | 67.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 948 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 5,621 | 3.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,621 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,053 | 36.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,568 | 63.5% |
Year of Entry in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,569 | 100% |
Native | 948 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 935 | 98.6% |
Foreign born | 5,621 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 173 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,448 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Desoto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,621 | 100% |
Europe | 467 | 8.3% |
Asia | 1,503 | 26.7% |
Africa | 103 | 1.8% |
Oceania | 26 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 3,495 | 62.2% |
Northern America | 27 | 0.5% |