DeSoto is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 55,968 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, DeSoto is the 66th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, DeSoto isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in DeSoto are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, DeSoto is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in DeSoto who work in office and administrative support (16.65%), sales jobs (10.68%), and management occupations (9.40%). Also of interest is that DeSoto has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in DeSoto telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.30% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in DeSoto, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.88 minutes every day commuting to work. The overall education level of DeSoto citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.85% of adults in DeSoto have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in DeSoto in 2022 was $36,664, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,656 for a family of four. However, DeSoto contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. DeSoto is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call DeSoto home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of DeSoto residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. DeSoto also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.51% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in DeSoto include English, German, Irish, Italian, and African. The most common language spoken in DeSoto is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
