What is the population of De Soto city?

De Soto city has 6,333 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #54 of 740 in Kansas.

What is the median household income in De Soto city?

Median household income in De Soto city is $105,500 a year, 34.3% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in De Soto city?

Median gross rent is $1,097 a month and the median home value is $370,700, so rent absorbs about 12.5% of median household income.

Is De Soto city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so De Soto city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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De Soto, KS population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of De Soto, Kansas (De Soto, KS — Census place “De Soto city”) is 6,333 residents, ranking #54 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $105,500, the median home is worth $370,700 and median gross rent runs $1,097 a month. Looking for the De Soto Kansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve De Soto, KS: 66018.

Population: 6,333De Soto city residents
Median household income: $105,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $370,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,097Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 73%Owner-occupied households

De Soto ZIP codes (Kansas)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps De Soto.

The De Soto KS ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

66018

What the numbers mean in De Soto city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the De Soto city median would spend about 12.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.6% of residents and 73% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

De Soto city, KS in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

De Soto city is a mid-size town in Kansas, with 6,333 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #54 of 740 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 38.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in De Soto city earn a median of $105,500 a year, 34.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 65% above the $63,750 median for the 200 Kansas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 2.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in De Soto city is valued at $370,700, 22.2% above the national figure and 182% above the $131,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,097 a month, 22% below the national figure, or roughly $13,164 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of De Soto city?: De Soto city has 6,333 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #54 of 740 in Kansas.
What is the median household income in De Soto city?: Median household income in De Soto city is $105,500 a year, 34.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in De Soto city?: Median gross rent is $1,097 a month and the median home value is $370,700, so rent absorbs about 12.5% of median household income.
Is De Soto city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so De Soto city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this De Soto city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.