De Soto, MO Population

Overview

6,429

Total Population

35.0

Median age

54.13%

Female population %

84.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

69.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

71

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 35.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
De Soto's population under 18 was 29.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
De Soto's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in De Soto, 24.45% were under the age of 15, 19.74% aged 15 to 29, 39.31% aged 30 to 64, 15.34% aged 65 to 84, and 1.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 531 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 54.13% females and 45.87% males in De Soto, MO.
The De Soto, MO gender ratio is 84.7:100 i.e. 84.7 men to 100 women (0.847).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 298.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 365.

De Soto's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of De Soto population: 84.88% are White, 0.81% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.33% are Asian, 0.96% are some other race and 12.79% are multiracial.
De Soto's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 71 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,358 (98.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in De Soto is White with a population of 5,457 (84.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,540 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, De Soto's population decreased by 82 (1.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, De Soto's population increased by 63 (0.99%), 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 2019 at 6,351.