DeSoto County vs. Glades County

	DeSoto County (FL)	Glades County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	37,489	13,724
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.5%	6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	34,862	12,881
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	34,862	12,884
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	3.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.9%	15.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.2%	27.3%
Female persons, percent	43.4%	43.8%
White alone, percent	84.2%	78.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.6%	13.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	5.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.9%	21.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.5%	60.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,236	1,202
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.5%	9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	15,254	7,061
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.9%	79.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$84,400	$76,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,079	$1,054
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$332	$300
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$684	$746
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.8%	5.7%
Building permits, 2018	88	36
Households, 2014-2018	11,996	4,433
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.74	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.1%	89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	29.7%	21.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	62.0%	70.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	53.0%	55.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	72.7%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.4%	9.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	23.1%	25.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.6%	37.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.0%	35.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	19,625	4,699
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	255,355	11,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,356	$894
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.7	33.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,057	$39,879
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$18,311	$21,020
Persons in poverty, percent	26.1%	20.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	482	109
Total employment, 2017	5,606	881
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	185,571	30,510
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.1%	11.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,629	589
All firms, 2012	1,931	536
Men-owned firms, 2012	974	216
Women-owned firms, 2012	661	202
Minority-owned firms, 2012	613	131
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,215	380
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	165	42
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,596	419
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	24.0%	29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	54.7	16.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	637.06	806.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

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