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DeSoto, Texas

City in Dallas County, Texas · ZIP 75115, 75232

  • Dallas County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 15 public schools
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  • 56,711 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 20,975Households
  • $83,256Median household income
  • $282,600Median home value
  • 15Public schools
  • 2ZIP codes

About DeSoto

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Population, 2000 to 2020+49.1%
30k40k50k60k2000: 37,64620002010: 49,04720102020: 56,145202037,64656,145
Population of DeSoto at each census
CensusPopulation
200037,646
201049,047
202056,145

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in DeSoto
Under $50k27.2%
$50k to $100k31.4%
$100k to $150k21.8%
$150k to $200k11%
$200k and over8.7%

Median household income $83,256 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in DeSoto
Owner occupied
14,787 units
Renter occupied
6,188 units
Vacancy rate
4.8%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

DeSoto compared with its county and state
DeSoto compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureDeSotoDallas CountyTexas
Population55,8962,603,81629,640,343
Median household income$83,256$74,149$76,292
Median age41.934.035.5
Median home value$282,600$277,900$260,400
Bachelor’s degree or higher29.9%34.8%33.1%
Foreign-born residents8.5%24.6%17.2%
Owner-occupied homes70.5%50.8%62.6%
Mean commute to work30.8 minutes27.2 minutes26.7 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in DeSoto15
Public schools in DeSoto, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
AMBER TERRACE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTERPublicPre-KDESOTO ISD
BRIGHT SCHOLAR - DESOTOCharterPre-KBENAVIDES ISD
COCKRELL HILL ELPublicK–2DESOTO ISD
KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMYPublicK–8DESOTO ISD
RUBY YOUNG PERSONALIZED STEAM ACADEMYPublicK–8DESOTO ISD
THE MEADOWS ELPublic2–5DESOTO ISD
UPLIFT GRADUS PREPARATORYCharterPre-K–5UPLIFT EDUCATION
WOODRIDGE ELPublicK–3DESOTO ISD
DESOTO WEST MIDDLEPublic6–8DESOTO ISD
DESOTO ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER (DAEP)Alternative6–12DESOTO ISD
DESOTO H SPublic9–12DESOTO ISD
ILTEXAS LANCASTER DESOTO H SCharter9–12INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)
KI CHARTER - DESOTOCharter8–12KI CHARTER
PREMIER H S - DESOTOCharter9–12PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS
GOLDEN RULE DESOTOCharterPre-K–12GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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