Living in DeSoto County School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 62,890 households are located in DeSoto County School District area. Among them, 24,404 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.33 people. The total number of children in the region is 59,289 and 48,832 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (3,541) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (9,306) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of DeSoto County School District, Mississippi
Household	62,890
Population	178,172
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	24,404 (39%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	59,289
Total Students	48,832
Pre-Kindergarten	3,069
Kindergarten	2,367
Grade 1-8	21,971
Grade 9-12	11,678
College/Graduate School	9,747
Veterans	132,268
Non-citizen	3,541
Non-English Home Language	9,306
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

138,599 residents are over the age of 16 and 94,298 people are in labor force. Among them, 93,968 people are in civilian labor force and 330 are in armed labor force. 88,982 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for DeSoto County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	88,169	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	76,814	87.12%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	7,915	8.98%
Public transportation	146	0.17%
Walked	143	0.16%
Other method	514	0.58%
Worked from home	2,637	2.99%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	88,982	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	30,266	34.01%
Service	12,893	14.49%
Sales and office	21,233	23.86%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	8,143	9.15%
Production, transportation, and material moving	16,447	18.48%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	88,982	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,003	1.13%
Construction	5,108	5.74%
Manufacturing	9,336	10.49%
Wholesale trade	4,152	4.67%
Retail trade	10,098	11.35%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	12,004	13.49%
Information	784	0.88%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,685	5.27%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	7,727	8.68%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	18,765	21.09%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	7,939	8.92%
Other services, except public administration	3,944	4.43%
Public administration	3,437	3.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	88,982	-
Private wage and salary workers	72,988	82.03%
Government workers	11,194	12.58%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	4,593	5.16%
Unpaid family workers	207	0.23%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $82,873 for the 62,890 households in DeSoto County School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $36,777. 163,595 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.96%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	62,890	-
Less than $10,000	2,212	3.52%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,910	3.04%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,660	7.41%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,161	8.21%
$35,000 - $49,999	9,175	14.59%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,595	18.44%
$75,000 - $99,999	10,373	16.49%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,839	17.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,476	7.12%
More than $200,000	2,489	3.96%
Median Household Income	$67,038	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$82,873	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	45,789	-
Less than $10,000	1,118	2.44%
$10,000 - $14,999	824	1.80%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,175	4.75%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,118	6.81%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,560	12.14%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,714	19.03%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,671	18.94%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,275	20.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,056	8.86%
More than $200,000	2,278	4.97%

Median Family Income	$79,070	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$93,210	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,777	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,777	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,777	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	177,891	-
With health insurance coverage	163,595	91.96%
Public coverage	47,299	26.59%
Private health insurance	136,168	76.55%
Without health insurance coverage	14,296	8.04%

Housing

There are 67,168 housing units in DeSoto County School District area, Mississippi with 62,890 units (93.63%) occupied. 46,531 houses (73.99%) are occupied by owner and 16,359 houses (26.01%) are rented. The average housing value is $168,500 and the average rental cost is $1,057. 2,637 houses (3.93%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,617 houses (2.41%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	67,168	-
Occupied	62,890	93.63%
Owner Occupied	46,531	73.99%
Renter Occupied	16,359	26.01%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	55,297	82.33%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,031	1.53%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	7,776	11.58%
Mobile Homes	3,056	4.55%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	8	0.01%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	67,168	-
Built 2014 or later	2,637	3.93%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,437	3.63%
Built 2000 - 2009	20,685	30.80%
Built 1990 - 1999	17,249	25.68%
Built 1980 - 1989	9,029	13.44%
Built 1970 - 1979	7,725	11.50%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,212	6.27%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,577	2.35%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,617	2.41%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	67,168	-
1 room	449	0.67%
2 rooms	536	0.80%
3 rooms	2,806	4.18%
4 rooms	6,393	9.52%
5 rooms	16,000	23.82%
6 rooms	13,618	20.27%
7 rooms	10,618	15.81%
8 rooms	8,144	12.12%
9 rooms or more	8,604	12.81%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	67,168	-
no bedroom	449	0.67%
1 bedroom	2,629	3.91%
2 bedrooms	8,426	12.54%
3 bedrooms	37,116	55.26%
4 bedrooms	14,477	21.55%
5 bedrooms or more	4,071	6.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	46,531	-
Less than $50,000	1,986	4.27%
$50,000 - $99,999	7,032	15.11%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,654	20.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	10,733	23.07%
$200,000 - $299,999	11,719	25.19%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,524	9.72%
$500,000 - $999,999	652	1.40%
$1,000,000 or more	231	0.50%
Median House Value	$168,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	15,593	-
Less than $500	887	5.69%
$500 - $999	5,627	36.09%
$1,000 - $1,499	7,402	47.47%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,298	8.32%
$2,000 - $2,499	297	1.90%
$2,500 - $2,999	42	0.27%
$3,000 or more	40	0.26%
Median Rental Costs	$1,057	-

Demographic

A total of 178,975 people lives in DeSoto County School District area, Mississippi with 86,292 male and 92,683 female. The males to female ratio is 48.21 to 51.79. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	178,975	-
Male	86,292	48.21%
Female	92,683	51.79%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	178,975	-
Under 5 years	10,971	6.13%
5 - 9 years	12,395	6.93%
10 - 14 years	14,261	7.97%
15 - 19 years	13,426	7.50%
20 - 24 years	11,077	6.19%
25 - 34 years	22,929	12.81%
35 - 44 years	25,481	14.24%
45 - 54 years	25,033	13.99%
55 - 59 years	11,319	6.32%
60 - 64 years	9,452	5.28%
65 - 74 years	14,092	7.87%
75 - 84 years	6,482	3.62%
85 years and older	2,057	1.15%
Median Age	36.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	178,975	-
One Race	175,008	97.78%
White	119,455	66.74%
Black or African American	48,835	27.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native	352	0.20%
Asian	2,524	1.41%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	25	0.01%
Other	3,817	2.13%

Two or more races	3,967	2.22%
White and Black or African American	1,820	1.02%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	463	0.26%
White and Asian	574	0.32%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	80	0.04%

Living in DeSoto County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic