DeSoto Population and Demographics

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DeSoto City, Texas Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent DeSoto Population: 37646 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 17697 47.01% Female 19949 52.99%       Under 5 years 2653 7.05% 5 to 9 years 2886 7.67% 10 to 14 years 3180 8.45% 15 to 19 years 2910 7.73% 20 to 24 years 1826 4.85% 25 to 34 years 4707 12.5% 35 to 44 years 6650 17.66% 45 to 54 years 6034 16.03% 55 to 59 years 1993 5.29% 60 to 64 years 1308 3.47% 65 to 74 years 1844 4.9% 75 to 84 years 1177 3.13% 85 years and over 478 1.27%       Median age (years) 36.1       18 years and over 27034 71.81% Male 12291 32.65% Female 14743 39.16% 21 years and over 25605 68.02% 62 years and over 4216 11.2% 65 years and over 3499 9.29% Male 1364 3.62% Female 2135 5.67%       Race     One race 37103 98.56% White 18382 48.83% Black or African American 17142 45.53% American Indian and Alaska Native 118 0.31% Asian 484 1.29% Asian indian 121 0.32% Chinese 63 0.17% Filipino 77 0.2% Japanese 24 0.06% Korean 103 0.27% Vietnamese 53 0.14% Other Asian 43 0.11% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 13 0.03% Native Hawaiian 4 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 8 0.02% Some other race 964 2.56% Two or more races 543 1.44%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 37646 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 2750 7.3% Mexican 2052 5.45% Puerto Rican 65 0.17% Cuban 27 0.07% Other Hispanic or Latino 606 1.61% Not Hispanic or Latino 34896 92.7% White alone 16818 44.67%       Relationship     Total Population 37646 100.00% In households 37212 98.85% Householder 13709 36.42% Spouse 8060 21.41% Child 12247 32.53% Own child under 18 years 9509 25.26% Other relatives 2118 5.63% Under 18 years 944 2.51% Nonrelatives 1078 2.86% Unmarried partner 456 1.21% In group quarters 434 1.15% Institutionalized population 423 1.12% Non-Institutionalized population 11 0.03%       Households by Type     Total Households 13709 100.0 % Family households (families) 10464 76.33% With own children under 18 years 5416 39.51% Married-couple family 8060 58.79% With own children under 18 years 3928 28.65% Female householder, no husband present 1936 14.12% With own children under 18 years 1248 9.1% Non Family households 3245 23.67% Householder living alone 2829 20.64% Householder 65 years and over 830 6.05%       Households with individuals under 18 years 5943 43.35% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2321 16.93%       Average Household size 2.71 Average family size 3.14       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 14069 100.00% Occupied housing units 13709 97.44% Vacant housing units 360 2.56% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 25 0.18% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.6       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 13709 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 9904 72.24% Renter-occupied housing units. 3805 27.76%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.88 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.3

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