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| DeSoto |
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| Population 2002: | 39,440 |
| Population 2000: | 37,646 |
| Elevation: | 650 feet |
| Land area: | 21.6 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 4.8% (2.3% Latin America, 1.4% Asia, 0.6% Europe) |
| Population growth: | +1,794 (+4.77%) |
| County: | Dallas |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (21.7%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.9%), Manufacturing (10.5%). |
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| Races |
| Black: | 45.5% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 44.7% |
| Hispanic: | 7.3% |
| Other race: | 2.6% |
| Two or more races: | 1.4% |
| American Indian: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 61.2% |
| Never married: | 22.6% |
| Divorced: | 8.8% |
| Widowed: | 5.2% |
| Separated: | 2.2% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $110,600 |
| Household income: | $57,699 |
| Resident age: | 36.1 years |
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| DeSoto Compared to Texas State Average |
| House age: | much below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median household income: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 88.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 30.2% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 10.0% |
| Unemployed: | 4.3% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 513 (1304.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 335.8 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 132 (335.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 92 (234.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 35 (89.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 11 (28.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 2 (5.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,116 (2838.2 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 7.7% |
| English: | 7.3% |
| United States: | 6.0% |
| Irish: | 6.0% |
| Subsaharan African: | 1.7% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.6% |