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District 5, De Soto Parish, LA

2,376 Population
70.4 square miles 33.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.2 ±7.5 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in De Soto Parish: 40 ±0.7
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,134 ±$8,667 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in De Soto Parish: $29,808 ±$1,690
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$29,107 ±$19,338 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in De Soto Parish: $48,578 † ±$4,867
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

30.1% ±13% (715  ±364) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in De Soto Parish: 21.5% † 5,759 (±3.3% / ±879)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

37.9 minutes ±9.1 (29,205  ±13,111) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in De Soto Parish: 28.1 281,970 (±1.9 / ±24,447)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,152 ±307 Number of households
  • De Soto Parish: 10,504 ±318
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0 (2,376  ±635) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in De Soto Parish: 2.6 26,793 (±0.1 / ±13)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.1% ±6.5% (21  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in De Soto Parish: 3.9% † 239 (±1.7% / ±102)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,372 ±295 Number of housing units
  • De Soto Parish: 12,697 ±27
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$130,500 ±$55,767 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in De Soto Parish: $154,900 ±$15,275
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.2% ±4.8% (123  ±118.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in De Soto Parish: 8.3% † 2,235 (±2.1% / ±571.3)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.3% ±29.7% (1,663  ±330.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in De Soto Parish: 85.9% 15,761 (±4.4% / ±807.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.2% ±7.8% (396  ±170.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in De Soto Parish: 16% † 2,943 (±2% / ±369.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.7% ±2.9% (40  ±69) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in De Soto Parish: 1.1% 296
  • about one-third of the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

13.7% ±8% (267  ±168) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in De Soto Parish: 7.4% † 1,516 (±1.3% / ±274)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
267 Total veterans ±168 267 Male ±168 N/A Female ±14

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