Demographics
General
Form of Government: Home Rule; Council/Manager
Incorporated: 1949
Land Area: 21 square miles
Population: 49,047
2010 Census Population Information
U.S. Census Bureau - Look here for extensive official information on age, race, income, housing, etc.
Registered Voters: 27,665
Population By Age
| Under 5 years | 3,166 | 6.5% |
| 5 to 9 years | 3,592 | 7.3% |
| 10 to 14 years | 3,971 | 8.1% |
| 15 to 19 years | 3,715 | 7.6% |
| 20 to 24 years | 2,609 | 5.3% |
| 25 to 29 years | 2,601 | 5.3% |
| 30 to 34 years | 2,890 | 5.9% |
| 35 to 39 years | 3,690 | 7.5% |
| 40 to 44 years | 3,555 | 7.2% |
| 45 to 49 years | 3,824 | 7.8% |
| 50 to 54 years | 3,711 | 7.6% |
| 55 to 59 years | 3,405 | 6.9% |
| 60 to 64 years | 3,013 | 6.1% |
| 65 to 69 years | 1,909 | 3.9% |
| 70 to 74 years | 1,215 | 2.5% |
| 75 to 79 years | 896 | 1.8% |
| 80 to 84 years | 690 | 1.4% |
| 85 years and over | 595 | 1.2% |
Median age: 37.8 years
Per Capita Income: $27,194
Median Household Income: $58,711
Education for over age 25 Population
Percent High School Graduate: 92.3%
Percent College Graduate: 28.6%
Utility Information
TV: Time Warner Cable, AT&T U-verse
Electric & Gas Service: TXU Electric & Gas and others
Water: City of DeSoto (contracted with Dallas Water Utilities)
Sewer: City of DeSoto (contracted with Trinity River Authority)
Telephone: AT&T and others
Trash Collection: Private contractor
Newspapers: Focus Daily News (bi-weekly); The Dallas Morning News (daily)
City Information
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