DeSoto County Information
DeSoto in
Florida occupies
640 square miles and has a 2006 population of
35,315, a change from a 2000 population of
32,209 and
23,865 in 1990.
15.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
16.7% percent is 25-35, and
11.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
228 acts of violent crime reported in
DeSoto in 2004, a change from
268 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
511 people:
3.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.4%.
Read more about
DeSoto, Florida in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | DeSoto | |
| State | Florida | |
| Land Area | 640 sq. miles | Ranked 1,612 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 35,315 | Ranked 1,280 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 35,060 | |
| Population 2000 | 32,209 | Ranked 1,342 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 23,865 | Ranked 1,497 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 84.4% | |
| African American | 11.8% | |
| Asian American | .6% | |
| Native American | 2.9% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.7% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 16.7% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 10.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 228 | 268 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 4 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 6 | |
| Robberies | 24 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 194 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 898 | 976 |
| Burglaries | 280 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 583 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 35 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 14,412 | 13,277 |
| Unemployed Population | 511 | 589 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.5% | 4.4% |
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