DeSoto Parish, Louisiana

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 8023
|1860= 13298
|1870= 14962
|1880= 15603
|1890= 19860
|1900= 25063
|1910= 27689
|1920= 29376
|1930= 31016
|1940= 31803
|1950= 24398
|1960= 24248
|1970= 22764
|1980= 25727
|1990= 25346
|2000= 25494
|2010= 26656
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 27, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2010-03-27 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22031.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 9, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606152639/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22031.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref>
|2020=26812
|estyear= 2021
|estimate= 26919
|estref=<ref name=":0"/>}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+DeSoto Parish racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22031&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 15,122
| 56.4%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 9,586
| 35.75%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 242
| 0.9%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 99
| 0.37%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 12
| 0.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 1,001
| 3.73%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 762
| 2.84%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 26,812 people, 10,821 households, and 7,254 families residing in the parish. At the 2019 [[American Community Survey]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: DeSoto Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US22031|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-19|website=data.census.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819155728/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US22031 |archive-date=August 19, 2021 }}</ref> there were 10,821 households.

In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of the parish was 58.8% [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|non-Hispanic or Latino white]], 35.3% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.9% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 0.1% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], <0.0% [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and other [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.1% some other race, 1.9% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 2.9% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latin American]] of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 Demographic and Housing Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22031&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=true|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-19|website=data.census.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819155727/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22031&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=true |archive-date=August 19, 2021 }}</ref>

There were 10,821 households at the 2019 census estimates, and the home-ownership rate was 71.3%. Of the 7,716 owner-occupied units, 3,917 were married couples living together, 365 male households with no female present, and 896 female households with no male present. There was a 17.1% vacancy rate in the parish. The average family size was 3.07,<ref name=":1" /> and the average household size was 2.50.<ref name=":0" />

In the parish, 75.5% were aged 18 and older, and 17.2% were aged 65 and older; the median age was 39.3, and 6.5% were aged 5 and under. Approximately 0.8% of the population were foreign-born, and 2.1% spoke a language other than [[English language|English]] at home.

The median income for a household in the parish was $46,006; families had a median income of $56,323, married couples had a median income of $78,090, and non-family households had a median income of $25,314. An estimated 22% of the parish lived at or below the poverty line, and 30.6% of people aged under 18 were at or below the poverty line.