| People QuickFacts | De Soto | Missouri |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 6,421 | 6,008,984 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 6,400 | 5,988,924 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 6,400 | 5,988,927 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.7% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.8% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 16.1% | 14.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.8% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 95.8% | 82.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.6% | 11.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.4% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 0.8% | 3.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 95.3% | 81.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 77.1% | 83.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 0.7% | 3.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 2.2% | 6.1% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 79.6% | 86.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 15.3% | 25.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 564 | 503,720 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 30.7 | 23.3 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 2,927 | 2,712,729 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 57.2% | 69.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 17.8% | 19.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $101,400 | $138,900 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 2,586 | 2,354,104 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.42 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $17,087 | $25,371 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $38,167 | $47,202 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 23.4% | 14.3% |
| Business QuickFacts | De Soto | Missouri |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 641 | 501,064 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 110,907,604 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 81,032,913 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 139,119 | 76,575,216 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,406 | $12,957 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 11,550 | 11,070,634 |