De Soto Parish, LA Demographic Data
De Soto Parish, LA Summary
De Soto Parish is located in Louisiana
- Population: 26,823
- Area: 894.59 sq. miles
- Land Area: 875.58 sq. miles
- Water Area: 19.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 29.98 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 254.59 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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De Soto Parish, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
13,994
52%
50.8
Male
13,053
48%
49.2
Total Population
27,047
323,128,000
De Soto Parish, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,711
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,227
8.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,458
5.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,698
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,680
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,301
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,179
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,768
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,865
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,839
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,579
9.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,387
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
355
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
20,547
76.0%
77.2
Female
10,834
52.7%
51.3
Male
9,713
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
19,505
72.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,356
19.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,321
16.0%
15.2
Female
2,402
55.6%
55.8
Male
1,919
44.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
De Soto Parish, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
26,583
98.3%
96.8
White
15,986
59.1%
72.6
Black or African American
10,111
37.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
233
0.9%
0.8
Asian
101
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
15
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
77
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
6
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
3
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
12
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
12
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
140
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
464
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
747
2.8%
17.8
Mexican
496
1.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
23
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
20
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
208
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
26,300
97.2%
82.2
De Soto Parish, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
899
4.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,523
13.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,343
40.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,089
22.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
959
5.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,769
9.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
691
3.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,422
18.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
14,851
81.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,460
13.5%
31.2
De Soto Parish, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,765
31.2%
33.7%
Now Married
9,919
45.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,507
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
772
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,688
7.8
5.8%
De Soto Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
24,557
96.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
779
3.1%
21.6%
Spanish
476
1.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
229
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
74
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
De Soto Parish, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,290
12.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,002
9.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,124
11.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,063
10.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,336
13.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,699
16.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
994
9.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,032
10.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
476
4.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
243
2.4%
6.4
Median household income
42,368
57,617
Per capita income
23,284
31,128
De Soto Parish, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
917
8.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
920
8.6%
9.8
Construction
912
8.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,245
21.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
436
4.1%
6.6
Information
60
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,163
10.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
439
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
678
6.4%
11.4
Public administration
448
4.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,357
12.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
806
7.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
292
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,546
14.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,882
27.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,778
16.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,616
24.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,851
17.3%
18.1%
De Soto Parish, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
10,523
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,925
84.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,187
11.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
61
0.6%
5.1
Walked
78
0.7%
2.7
Other means
68
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
204
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.2
26.6
De Soto Parish, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
962
9.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,305
32.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,652
35.6%
37.1
3 or more
2,340
22.8%
21.0
De Soto Parish, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,259
82.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,472
72.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,787
27.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,173
17.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
De Soto Parish, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,432
1 room
89
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
133
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
509
4.1%
9.1
4 rooms
2,029
16.3%
16.5
5 rooms
3,851
31.0%
19.8
6 rooms
2,646
21.3%
17.8
7 rooms
1,483
11.9%
12.0
8 rooms
964
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
728
5.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
De Soto Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,432
1-unit, detached
7,161
57.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
79
0.6%
5.9
2-units
310
2.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
358
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
200
1.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
66
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
173
1.4%
9.0
Mobile home
4,074
32.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
11
0.1%
0.1
De Soto Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
611
4.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
321
2.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,271
10.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,258
10.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,270
18.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,953
15.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,108
17.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,025
16.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
530
4.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
85
0.7%
1.4%
De Soto Parish, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,913
28.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
531
5.2%
4.7
Electricity
6,553
63.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
187
1.8%
1.9
Solar energy
3
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
34
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
37
0.4%
1.1
De Soto Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,891
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
26
0.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
114
2.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
289
7.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
409
10.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,198
30.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,855
47.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,175
56.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
475
12.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
343
8.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
202
5.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
654
17.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
De Soto Parish, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,147
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
31
1.4%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
53
2.5%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
173
8.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
887
41.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,003
46.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
640
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
581
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
197
9.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
251
12.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
164
8.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
352
17.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
227
11.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
810
40.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
786
0.0%
0.0%
De Soto Parish, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,472
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,535
20.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,080
27.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,431
19.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
850
11.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,075
14.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
434
5.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
59
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
103,600
205,000