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De Soto city, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
De Soto city is a Census city of 6,470 people across 4.38 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $52,500, 57.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.7 m.
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De Soto
What De Soto is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.38 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,476
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
De Soto
How many people live in De Soto
- Population6,470
- Median age31.2 plus or minus 10.1
- Population under 181,732 plus or minus 437
- Share under 1826.8 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over1,115 plus or minus 249
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households2,606
- Family households1,413
- Share of households that are families54.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
De Soto
Income and work in De Soto
- Median household income$52,500 plus or minus $11,189
- Per capita income$27,831
- Civilian labor force3,126
- Employed2,987
- Unemployed139 plus or minus 116
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over3,882
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
De Soto
Housing in De Soto
- Housing units2,836
- Occupied units2,606
- Vacant units230 plus or minus 157
- Vacancy rate8.1 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied1,509
- Renter occupied1,097 plus or minus 289
- Ownership rate57.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$160,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$809
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units1,963
- Share single family69.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more816 plus or minus 257
- Share in buildings of two or more28.8 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Mobile homes57 plus or minus 65
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
De Soto
How De Soto gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,498
- Commuting under 15 minutes476 plus or minus 195
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.1 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,394 plus or minus 329
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.8 percent
- Drove alone73.0 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home15.7 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
De Soto
SBA loans in De Soto (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$3,656,400
- Average approval$365,640
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,000,000
- Largest approval$2,000,000
- Jobs supported118
- Jobs per approval11.8
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 3 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
De Soto
SBA loans in De Soto (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,260,000
- Average approval$565,000
- Median approval$783,000
- Largest approval$783,000
- Jobs supported73
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Jefferson County, not De Soto
Jefferson County context, not De Soto figures
These are Jefferson County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as De Soto measurements.
- Establishments in Jefferson County3,956
- Employment at those establishments, Jefferson County41,900
- Covered employment, Jefferson County49,458
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$49,615
- Average weekly wage, Jefferson County$954
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County811
- Of those, single family, Jefferson County695
- County product, 2024, Jefferson County$6,905,559,000
- County product change over the prior year, Jefferson County5.5 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Jefferson County$60,779
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of De Soto. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
De Soto questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in De Soto, Missouri?
6,470, in 2,606 households. De Soto city covers 4.38 square miles of land, which is 1,476 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is De Soto in?
Jefferson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in De Soto?
$52,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $160,700. Median gross rent is $809 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to De Soto businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totalling $3.7 m, across 8 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $2.3 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in De Soto, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to De Soto borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for De Soto. only 3 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page De Soto figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of De Soto.
Is zoning published for De Soto?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.