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Demographics
DeSoto County is located in the Memphis metro area. The estimated population in 2005 was 136,353. This was an increase of 27.19% from the 2000 census. The 2000 Census Data is as follows:
2000 Census Data
DeSoto County MS US
Population
Number Number Number
Total Population 107,199
Square Miles 477.86
Population per square mile 224.33 60.64 79.56
Gender
Number Pct Pct Pct
Male 53,068 49.5 48.3 49.1
Female 54,131 50.5 51.7 50.9
Age
Number Pct Pct Pct
15 or younger 25,617 23.9 22.5 21.4
16-24 13,329 12.4 15.7 13.9
25-44 35,022 32.7 28.4 30.2
45-64 23,693 22.1 21.4 22.0
65+ 9,538 8.9 12.1 12.4
Number Number Number
Average age (years) 34.14 35.37 36.22
Race and Ethnicity
Number Pct Pct Pct
White 91,950 85.8 61.4 75.1
African American 12,216 11.4 36.3 12.3
Hispanic or Latino 2,516 2.3 1.4 12.5
Asian 667 0.6 0.7 3.6
American Indian/Alaska native 297 0.3 0.4 0.9
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 41 0.0 0.0 0.1
Two or more races 817 0.8 0.7 2.4
Some other race 1,211 1.1 0.5 5.5
