DeSoto County

DeSoto County, Florida

At a Glance

Population	33,976
County Seat	DeSoto County Courthouse
State FIPS	12
County FIPS	027
Num Towns	2
Census-Designated Places	1
Total Town Population	13,719
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	34,258
Median Age	41.7
Veterans	1,980
Housing Units	15,567
Uninsured	463
Net Migration (recent)	912
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	543
Total Employees	5,809
Avg Annual Pay	$49,347
Median Household Income	$45,000
Poverty Rate	26.4%
Unemployment Rate	9.7%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$53,063
Federal Spending FY2024	$204,707,276
Federal Spending Per Capita	$6,025

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$139,500
Median Rent	$861
FMR Studio	$831
FMR 1BR	$835
FMR 2BR	$973
FMR 3BR	$1,285
FMR 4BR	$1,290

Health & Safety

Hospitals	0
EMS Stations	6
Fire Stations	6
Police Stations	6
Adult Smoking	24.7%
Adult Obesity	41.6%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	21.4
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.14
Electric Customers	10443373
Towns with Broadband Data	2
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	2

Community

Churches	27
Libraries	2
Historic Places (NRHP)	N/A
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	22
SNAP Stores	29
Bank Branches	3

Agriculture

Total Farms	80
Land in Farms (acres)	293,944
Avg Farm Size (acres)	3,674.3
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	HURRICANE MILTON	2024-10-11
EM	HURRICANE MILTON	2024-10-07
DR	HURRICANE HELENE	2024-09-28
DR	HURRICANE DEBBY	2024-08-10
EM	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-08-03
DR	HURRICANE IDALIA	2023-08-31
EM	TROPICAL STORM IDALIA	2023-08-28
DR	HURRICANE NICOLE	2022-12-13
EM	TROPICAL STORM NICOLE	2022-11-08
DR	HURRICANE IAN	2022-09-29

Detailed Topics

Communities in DeSoto County

Arcadia — pop 7,420
Southeast Arcadia — pop 6,299

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.