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De Soto, a city in the United States, had a population of 6,414 in July 2026. In July 2026, 50.2% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing. There were 3,866 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1933 sources

Population7,083people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,500EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,018EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate8.64%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
PM2.5, annual mean7.61µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to De Soto?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in De Soto.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,158 per month, while the median home value was US$422,400 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 72.1%, and the vacancy rate was 3.58% in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
De Soto recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan20Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,158/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent50.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)3.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,201 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent1,018 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Is De Soto a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student52%strong on education, weak on safety · range 41–63%
Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–68%
Retirement47%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–60%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 357 of 7,083 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$104,000 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in De Soto is 8.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income104,000 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband78.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription88.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription3.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet7.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet5.36 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary4,500 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)22Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,755 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov21Official
Unemployment rate8.64 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in De Soto?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,755 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,660of €2,943 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,943
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,201
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,660
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in De Soto Salary needed to live in De Soto

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to De Soto. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in De Soto. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher94 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Schools17 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents30.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio106 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio11Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents3,866 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio11Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,204 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio11Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in De Soto when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time27.5 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work2.57 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Nearest airportJCI3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Distance to nearest airport18 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for De Soto. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in De Soto.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in De Soto is 7.6 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.61 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202433Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.5 · Feb 6.22 · Mar 12.72 · Apr 18.06 · May 23 · Jun 28.28 · Jul 30.67 · Aug 30.06 · Sep 25.44 · Oct 19.22 · Nov 11.94 · Dec 5.44 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information14Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.94 · Feb -5.72 · Mar -0.333 · Apr 5.33 · May 11.5 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.67 · Aug 18.44 · Sep 13.78 · Oct 6.5 · Nov -0.167 · Dec -5.56 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information14Official
Average temperature by monthJan -2.22 · Feb 0.278 · Mar 6.22 · Apr 11.67 · May 17.28 · Jun 22.89 · Jul 25.17 · Aug 24.22 · Sep 19.61 · Oct 12.89 · Nov 5.89 · Dec -0.056 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information14Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 31.24 · Feb 39.62 · Mar 61.47 · Apr 99.06 · May 121.4 · Jun 134.1 · Jul 111.3 · Aug 112.8 · Sep 101.1 · Oct 80.52 · Nov 50.29 · Dec 42.16 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00148156 (TONGANOXIE 5SE)15Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading55.4 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean8.86 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation739.5 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature25.75 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature15.73 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature1.63 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Olathe ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±3.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 357 is not 3% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.99 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents357 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density176.1 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population7,083 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program18Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value422,400 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Owner-occupied homes72.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Labour force participation rate73.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad5.57 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents2.57 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents2.99 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage63.27 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage75.7 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance4.9 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher38.17 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available96.92 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over3,348 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home18.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans85.99 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on De Soto

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Bonner Springs as a De Soto alternative in the same region

13 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Unemployment: 2.5% Bonner Springs vs 8.6% De Soto−71%
  • Foreign residents: 7.2% Bonner Springs vs 3.0% De Soto+139%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,004 Bonner Springs vs €4,500 De Soto−11%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.1 µg/m³ Bonner Springs vs 7.6 µg/m³ De Soto+20%
  • Nearest airport: 25.0 km Bonner Springs vs 18.0 km De Soto+39%
  • Residents: 7,962 Bonner Springs vs 7,083 De Soto+12%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,755 Bonner Springs vs €3,755 De Sotosame level
Full comparisonMore about Bonner Springs

Plainfield as a De Soto alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 644 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 7,083 De Soto+607%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 8.6% De Soto−56%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 3.0% De Soto+104%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 18.0 km De Soto−50%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €4,500 De Soto+7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,755 De Soto+8%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 7.6 µg/m³ De Sotosame level
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near De Soto

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Olathe 16.6 km away
Salary
4,404 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with De Soto, nearest in population first.

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Elburn7,084 residentsGarden Home-Whitford7,081 residentsLakes of the Four Seasons7,091 residentsMexia7,091 residentsSeaside7,092 residentsDonaldsonville7,094 residents

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Is De Soto part of Kansas City?

De Soto is in the published commuting zone of Kansas City; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Kansas City city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source17

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around De Soto?

The median gross salary is 3,755 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in De Soto?

The unemployment rate is 8.64 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in De Soto?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.61 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How many people live in De Soto?

The published population is 7,083 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in De Soto?

357 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is De Soto a good place to live?

De Soto may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is De Soto part of Kansas City?

De Soto is in the published commuting zone of Kansas City; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near De Soto?

Eudora, Bonner Springs, Olathe, Gardner, Lenexa are near De Soto. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {De Soto (Kansas), United States: population, rent, salary},
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Sources

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  2. ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  3. ACS median gross rent api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  4. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  5. CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  6. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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  10. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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  1. HRSA mental health provider ratio data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  2. NCES CCD public school count nces.ed.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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