Charlotte County vs. DeSoto County

	Charlotte County (FL)	DeSoto County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	184,998	37,489
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.6%	7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	159,964	34,862
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	159,978	34,862
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.0%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	11.9%	18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	40.2%	22.2%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	43.4%
White alone, percent	90.5%	84.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.0%	12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.4%	31.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.0%	54.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	22,262	2,236
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	105,172	15,254
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.5%	69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$176,500	$84,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,266	$1,079
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$475	$332
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$976	$684
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.6%	10.8%
Building permits, 2018	2,068	88
Households, 2014-2018	76,150	11,996
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.28	2.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.4%	87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.0%	29.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.2%	62.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.2%	53.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.3%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.2%	11.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.9%	8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.1%	23.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.7%	46.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.4%	38.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	219,151	19,625
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,119,644	96,812
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,091,301	255,355
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,874	$7,356
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.9	24.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,225	$35,057
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,528	$18,311
Persons in poverty, percent	11.1%	26.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,006	482
Total employment, 2017	39,311	5,606
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,322,729	185,571
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.4%	2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	13,533	1,629
All firms, 2012	13,023	1,931
Men-owned firms, 2012	7,488	974
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,829	661
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,953	613
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	10,514	1,215
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,488	165
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	10,610	1,596
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.4%	24.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	235.2	54.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	680.28	637.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Charlotte county (FL) and DeSoto county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.