De Soto, GA Population

Overview

74

Total Population

26.3

Median age

54.05%

Female population %

85:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

39.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

De Soto's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in De Soto is 26.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
De Soto's population under 18 was 29.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
De Soto's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in De Soto, 6.76% were under the age of 15, 48.65% aged 15 to 29, 22.97% aged 30 to 64, 20.27% aged 65 to 84, and 1.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6 more females than males in De Soto:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.05% females and 45.95% males in De Soto, GA.
The De Soto, GA gender ratio is 85:100 i.e. 85 men to 100 women (0.850).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 9.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 17.

De Soto's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of De Soto population: 13.51% are White, 56.76% are Black or African American, 2.70% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 27.03% are some other race.
De Soto's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 54 (72.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in De Soto is Black or African American with a population of 42 (56.76% of the total population).

De Soto's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 218 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, De Soto's population decreased by 26 (11.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, De Soto's population decreased by 69 (35.94%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, De Soto's population was lowest in year 2021 at 121.