The population of De Soto Parish is estimated at 27,211. In 2017 there were 345 births and 278 deaths in De Soto Parish . De Soto Parish has 3,961 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 4,003 that are owned free and clear and 2,598 that are renter occupied.

  The good residents of De Soto Parish filed 11,570 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.6% of all Louisiana filings and 0.008% of the entire nation. De Soto Parish had a combined total federal tax liability of $85,163,000 on earned income of $561,159,000. Other notable statistics from De Soto Parish were 350 unemployment claims which collected a total of $1,339,000 and 2,100 charitable contributions valued at $16,207,000. 1,450 filings from De Soto Parish paid a combined total of $2,142,000 in property taxes and 1,690 filings paid $12,157,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 De Soto Parish had 86 religious congregations with an estimated 14,784 members.
13.5% of the De Soto Parish population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 17.4% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 50% of De Soto Parish voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents an increase from the 2012 election by 447 votes.
At $40,839 the median income is 88.2% of the Louisiana average. An estimated 653 people claimed to be unemployed last year in De Soto Parish, the equivalant of around 6.1% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 7.3%.

Top 15 Industries in De Soto Parish .
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
873	Retail trade
722	Health care and social assistance
707	Manufacturing
416	Accommodation and food services
335	Food services and drinking places
311	Transportation and warehousing
267	Specialized freight trucking
183	Motor vehicle and parts dealers
176	Finance and insurance
170	Food and beverage stores
169	Limited-service restaurants
153	Full-service restaurants
141	Gasoline stations
139	Credit intermediation and related activities
131	Automobile dealers

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