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DESOTO COUNTY

ECONOMIC SUPPORT ASSETS & FUTURE IMPACT ON GROWTH

HOUSING

Compared to the 2000 U.S. Census, the total housing units has grown by 18,943 housing structures. In 2000, 40,795 housing units were in DeSoto County with a median home value of $103,100. Today, the median house value is $152,300 with 59,738 housing units based on the estimates from the 2010 U.S. Census. Of the current units, 3,970 housing structures are vacant.

Majority of the houses in DeSoto County are heated by utility gas (33,912) according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The second leading form of heat is through electricity with 17,197 residents receiving heat in this form of energy. Other people use heating sources that include bottled, tank, or LP gas, fuel oil, wood, solar energy, or other forms of heat. 

Sub-standard characteristics the 2010 U.S. Census noted included 171 residents lacking complete plumbing facilities and 237 lacking complete kitchen facilities.

HEALTH SERVICES