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Population (year 2000): 1,653. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,583 (-4.2% change)
Males: 803 (48.6%), Females: 850 (51.4%)
Jackson County
Zip code:
62924
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $31,563 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,800 (year 2000)
Races in De Soto:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (21.0%), Irish (14.7%),
United States (11.8%), English (9.0%), French (5.5%), Italian
(2.3%).
Elevation: 395 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in De Soto
- High school or higher: 83.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in De Soto village
- Never married: 27.4%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 11.3%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +145 (+9.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near De Soto:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; CARBONDALE, IL)
- ST JOSEPH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
MURPHYSBORO, IL)
- MARSHALL BROWNING HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DU
QUOIN, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to De
Soto:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 4 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 17 miles; MARION,
IL; ID: MWA)
- MOUNT VERNON (about 44 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; ID:
MVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to De Soto:
- PINCKNEYVILLE-DU QUOIN (about 14 miles;
PINCKNEYVILLE, IL; ID: PJY)
- BENTON MUNI (about 25 miles; BENTON, IL; ID: H96)
- SPARTA COMMUNITY-HUNTER FIELD (about 39 miles;
SPARTA, IL; ID: SAR)
Amtrak stations near De Soto:
- 7 miles: CARBONDALE (401 S. ILLINOIS AVE.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, call for car rental service,
call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public
transit connection.
- 14 miles: DU QUOIN (20 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
De Soto:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 8
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 11 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 70 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 81
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 89 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 91
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
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