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Population (year 2000): 6,375. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,552 (+2.8% change)
Males: 2,971 (46.6%), Females: 3,404 (53.4%)
Jefferson County
Zip code:
63020
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $30,725 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,200 (year 2000)
Races in De Soto:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- Black (1.7%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (22.7%), Irish (15.0%),
French (12.2%), United States (9.6%), English (7.5%), Dutch
(2.9%).
Elevation: 503 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in De Soto
- High school or higher: 72.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 8.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in De Soto city
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 53.3%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 11.0%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +280 (+4.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near De Soto:
- JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CRYSTAL
CITY, MO)
- WASHINGTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
POTOSI, MO)
- MINERAL AREA REG MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles;
FARMINGTON, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to De
Soto:
- SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 36 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: SUS)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 44 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 57 miles; BELLEVILLE,
IL; ID: BLV)
Other public-use airports nearest to De Soto:
- FESTUS MEML (about 13 miles; FESTUS, MO; ID: FES)
- WASHINGTON COUNTY (about 19 miles; POTOSI, MO; ID:
8WC)
- BISMARCK MEMORIAL (about 28 miles; BISMARCK, MO; ID:
H57)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
De Soto:
- JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 9 miles; HILLSBORO, MO;
Full-time enrollment: 2,568)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 33
miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; FT enrollment: 7,507)
- WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT
enrollment: 8,252)
- MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 37 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 2,094)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 39
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
FT enrollment: 10,939)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 42 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
Private primary/middle school in De Soto:
- ST ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL (Students: 163;
Location: 523 SOUTH 4TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in De Soto:
- DE SOTO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$158,491; Location: 712 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 23,763 books;
671 audio materials; 1,173 video materials; 55 serial
subscriptions)
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