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People QuickFacts | DeSoto | Texas
Population, 2012 estimate | 51,102 | 26,059,203
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 49,047 | 25,145,561
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 4.2% | 3.6%
Population, 2010 | 49,047 | 25,145,561
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.5% | 7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 26.9% | 27.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 10.8% | 10.3%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 54.2% | 50.4%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 23.2% | 70.4%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 68.6% | 11.8%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.7%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 3.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 1.9% | 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 12.1% | 37.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 17.4% | 45.3%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 88.1% | 82.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.0% | 16.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 11.0% | 34.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 92.9% | 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 28.5% | 26.1%
Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,694 | 1,618,413
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 30.4 | 24.8
Housing units, 2010 | 19,488 | 9,977,436
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 70.0% | 64.5%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 21.1% | 24.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $144,900 | $126,400
Households, 2007-2011 | 17,620 | 8,667,807
Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.69 | 2.79
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $27,559 | $25,548
Median household income, 2007-2011 | $61,018 | $50,920
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.5% | 17.0%
Business QuickFacts | DeSoto | Texas
Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,014 | 2,164,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 55.3% | 7.1%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.4% | 20.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 459,060 | 593,541,502
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 256,809 | 424,238,194
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 345,766 | 311,334,781
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,438 | $13,061
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 46,036 | 42,054,592
Geography QuickFacts | DeSoto | Texas
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 21.62 | 261,231.71
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 2,268.8 | 96.3
FIPS Code | 20092 | 48
Counties | Dallas County
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts