DeSoto County vs. Highlands County
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DeSoto County (FL) Highlands County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 37,489 105,424
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 7.5% 6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 34,862 98,786
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 34,862 98,786
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.0% 4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.9% 17.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 22.2% 35.3%
Female persons, percent 43.4% 51.1%
White alone, percent 84.2% 85.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 12.6% 10.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.1% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 0.6% 1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.3% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 31.9% 20.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 54.5% 66.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 2,236 11,294
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 16.5% 10.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 15,254 55,759
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.9% 75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $84,400 $93,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,079 $959
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $332 $324
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $684 $776
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 10.8% 11.7%
Building permits, 2018 88 271
Households, 2014-2018 11,996 41,026
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.74 2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.1% 83.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 29.7% 19.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 62.0% 81.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 53.0% 70.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 72.7% 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 11.4% 17.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.8% 13.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 23.1% 18.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 46.6% 42.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 38.0% 38.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 19,625 110,569
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 96,812 576,468
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 255,355 1,112,507
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $7,356 $11,337
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.7 19.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $35,057 $37,314
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $18,311 $23,722
Persons in poverty, percent 26.1% 20.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 482 1,921
Total employment, 2017 5,606 20,766
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 185,571 680,262
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.1% 1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 1,629 6,085
All firms, 2012 1,931 6,730
Men-owned firms, 2012 974 3,426
Women-owned firms, 2012 661 2,449
Minority-owned firms, 2012 613 2,033
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,215 4,423
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 165 739
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,596 5,574
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% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 14.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.0% 24.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 54.7 97.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 637.06 1,016.62
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between DeSoto county (FL) and Highlands county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.