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Texas · Census place 20092

DeSoto city, TX

Quick answer

DeSoto city has 55,896 residents, ranking #67 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $83,256, the median home is worth $282,600 and median gross rent runs $1,478 a month.

Population
55,896DeSoto city residents
Median household income
$83,256Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$282,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,478Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
70.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in DeSoto city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the DeSoto city median would spend about 21.3% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 70.5% of households own their home.

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

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