Overview
549
Total Population
46.3
Median age
45.17%
Female population %
121.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
40-44 years
Largest age group
51.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
4
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
De Soto's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in De Soto is 46.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- De Soto's population under 18 was 13.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- De Soto's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in De Soto, 10.20% were under the age of 15, 14.94% aged 15 to 29, 51.00% aged 30 to 64, 22.22% aged 65 to 84, and 1.64% were 85 years of age and older.
![De Soto, WI population by age group The graph shows De Soto's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/de-soto-wi-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 53 less females than males in De Soto:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.17% females and 54.83% males in De Soto, WI.
- The De Soto, WI gender ratio is 121.4:100 i.e. 121.4 men to 100 women (1.214).
- For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 82.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 87.
![De Soto, WI population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows De Soto, WI population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/de-soto-wi-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
De Soto's population is not that diverse:
- Racial distribution of De Soto population: 98.72% are White and 1.28% are multiracial.
- De Soto's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 545 (99.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in De Soto is White with a population of 542 (98.72% of the total population).
![De Soto, WI population by race The bar chart shows De Soto, WI population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/de-soto-wi-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
De Soto's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 490 in the year 2004
- From 2000 to 2010, De Soto's population decreased by 94 (24.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, De Soto's population increased by 21 (7.32%), 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 279.
![De Soto, WI population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows De Soto's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-de-soto-wi-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)