De Soto, Iowa - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	980
Male Share of the Population	50.9%
Female Share of the Population	49.1%
Senior Citizens	10.4%
Employed Population 16+	538
Age of the Population	35

Families

% of people married	56.5%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	30.2%
Median Earnings25+	$41,898
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$41,667
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$36,985

Wealth

Median Family Income	$78,393
% Above Poverty Level	96%
% Below Poverty Level	4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	25 minutes
% Working from Home	5.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.3%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	21.2%
Median Gross Rent	$689
Median House Value	$131,900

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	19.5%
Irish	10%
Italian	6.9%
English	4.6%
Norwegian	4%
Dutch	3.3%
Polish	2.8%
Swedish	2.7%
Scottish	2.2%
Danishn	1.3%
French Except Basque	1.1%
Swiss	1%
Brazilian	0.7%
Jamaican	0.3%
German	0.3%
West Indian	0.3%
Welsh	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
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De Soto Almanac

Category	Value
County	Dallas County
Standard Zip Codes	50069
Phone Area Codes	515
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.52
Approximate Longitude	-94.03

De Soto Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WINTERSET 2 NNW
Distance	11.5 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 29 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	64 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 64 F
Annual Precip	34.3 inches

Station	GREENFIELD
Distance	27.9 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 30 F
Apr Temp	39 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	34.9 inches

Station	BOONE
Distance	36.4 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 28 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	39 to 64 F
Annual Precip	36.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Adel	4,316	$93,654
Dexter	619	$73,125
Earlham	1,489	$91,538
Redfield	644	$69,792
Van Meter	1,192	$98,889
Waukee	19,344	$118,547

De Soto Public Libraries

De Soto Public Library
405 WALNUT ST
De Soto, Iowa
(515) 834-2690

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Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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