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The total population of DeSoto County is estimated to be 186,214 with 90,194 males (48.44%) and 96,020 females (51.56%). There are 5,826 more females than males in DeSoto County.
The median household income in DeSoto County was $79,404 in 2021, which marked an an increase of 95(0.12%) from $79,309 in 2020. This income is 106.43% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, DeSoto County sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 45 to 64 years old, at $103,042. Overall, the median household income for the county of DeSoto County stands at $79,747.
In DeSoto County, the median income for all workers aged 15 years and older, regardless of work hours, was $46,909 for males and $33,851 for females. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $59,908 for males and $48,914 for females.
In DeSoto County, the demographic landscape is diverse, spanning 5 distinct racial categories among households. Among these, White households have the highest median household income at $87,863, while Two or More Races households represent the opposite end with the lowest median household income of $53,838.
In 2022, the population of DeSoto County was 191,723, a 1.42% increase year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, DeSoto County's population was 189,042, an increase of 1.58% compared to a population of 186,107 in 2020.
The median age in DeSoto County, MS is 37.2, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 20.74% were under the age of 15, 20.04% aged 15 to 29, 46.34% aged 30 to 64, 11.91% aged 65 to 84, and 0.97% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of DeSoto County population: 63.06% are White, 29.48% are Black or African American, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.34% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.53% are some other race and 3.43% are multiracial.