Household Types in DeSoto County, Mississippi (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Mississippi and DeSoto County
DeSoto County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family253.347090%44.624560%53.347090%53.3%32,31532.3k15.333058%18.346874%15.333058%15.3%9,2885.157243%4.998712%5.157243%5.2%3,12421.688816%27.808898%21.688816%21.7%13,13813.1k4.473793%4.220957%4.473793%4.5%2,710
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Mississippi and DeSoto County
DeSoto County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.754949%57.572501%67.754949%67.8%14,44414.4k24.139225%34.407261%24.139225%24.1%5,1468.105826%8.020238%8.105826%8.1%1,728

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Mississippi and DeSoto County
DeSoto County
Mississippi
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children235.192736%28.456784%35.192736%35.2%21,31821.3k64.719769%71.416896%64.719769%64.7%39,20439.2k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Mississippi and DeSoto County
DeSoto County
Mississippi
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountOther3Hispanic4White5Mixed3Asian3Black3-8.655617%-20.073665%-6.998158%-0.000000%-19.529689%-9.415290%-22.861812%-4.712184%-35.727440%36%64.272560%43.481024%64.272560%64%543-12.764085%-6.690141%-11.531690%-5.017606%-13.297099%-11.145985%-15.517109%-9.324045%-36.003521%36%63.996479%50.715762%63.996479%64%1,136-11.270435%-4.809735%-21.797358%-4.638866%-10.195289%-4.204255%-26.887426%-4.276706%-42.516394%43%57.483606%54.436323%57.483606%57%43,30843.3k-15.679443%-12.195122%-18.118467%-4.878049%-18.620509%-6.622082%-33.136638%-7.199056%-50.871080%51%49.128920%34.421715%49.128920%49%574-15.447154%-0.813008%-29.430894%-6.178862%-8.823529%-4.602076%-23.875433%-8.362168%-51.869919%52%48.130081%54.336794%48.130081%48%615-27.988055%-5.423988%-22.529342%-4.014168%-32.717159%-6.011367%-29.930619%-3.789076%-59.955552%60%40.044448%27.551778%40.044448%40%14,39914.4k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in DeSoto County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
45.3%47.8%50.3%52.8%55.3%57.9%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
11.7%13.3%14.9%16.5%18.1%19.7%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.8%4.6%5.3%5.9%6.6%7.4%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
19.2%20.3%21.3%22.3%23.3%24.3%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.4%4.0%4.7%5.3%5.9%6.6%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
31.6%32.7%33.7%34.8%35.9%37.0%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in DeSoto County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
29%40%50%60%70%81%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4%9%14%20%25%31%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.9%3.3%5.6%7.9%10.2%12.5%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
6%12%18%25%31%37%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.7%5.4%8.1%10.8%13.5%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
21%26%32%37%42%48%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in DeSoto County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
17%33%48%63%77%93%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%15%23%30%38%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.5%5.1%7.6%10.2%12.8%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
3%12%21%30%38%48%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.9%5.8%8.7%11.6%14.6%
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Household Types by Place in DeSoto County

There are 7 places in DeSoto County. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, DeSoto County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeSoto County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in DeSoto County, selected places in DeSoto County, and entities that contain DeSoto County
0%20%40%60%Count#BridgetownLynchburgHernandoDeSoto CountyDeSotoOlive BranchSouthavenUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralMississippiWallsMemphis AreaHorn Lake68.523316%68.523316%69%529162.770013%62.770013%63%494256.900369%56.900369%57%3,084353.347090%53.347090%53%32,31532.3k53.347090%53.347090%53%32,31532.3k52.443394%52.443394%52%6,879450.095207%50.095207%50%9,208548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M44.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k44.395604%44.395604%44%202641.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k41.244119%41.244119%41%3,9457
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in DeSoto County

There are 5 county subdivisions in DeSoto County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, DeSoto County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeSoto County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in DeSoto County, selected county subdivisions in DeSoto County, and entities that contain DeSoto County
0%20%40%Count#512DeSoto CountyDeSotoUnited StatesSouthEast South Central43MississippiMemphis Area57.809132%57.809132%58%8,850156.436177%56.436177%56%9,435254.383939%54.383939%54%6,122353.347090%53.347090%53%32,31532.3k53.347090%53.347090%53%32,31532.3k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M46.229814%46.229814%46%3,464445.356195%45.356195%45%4,444544.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k41.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Memphis Area

There are 9 counties in the Memphis Area. This section compares DeSoto County to all of the counties in the Memphis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeSoto County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in DeSoto County, selected other counties in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain DeSoto County
0%20%40%Count#FayetteTiptonDeSoto CountyDeSotoBentonUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralTateMarshallMississippiMemphis AreaCrittendenShelbyTunica57.624506%57.624506%58%8,597155.101850%55.101850%55%11,76711.8k253.347090%53.347090%53%32,31532.3k53.347090%53.347090%53%32,31532.3k352.783109%52.783109%53%1,650448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.454380%47.454380%47%4,707546.204496%46.204496%46%6,105644.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k41.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k38.673227%38.673227%39%7,153737.933340%37.933340%38%132,750133k833.333333%33.333333%33%1,3339
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 9 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Mississippi

There are 82 counties in Mississippi. This section compares DeSoto County to the 50 most populous counties in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeSoto County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,085.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in DeSoto County, selected other counties in Mississippi, and entities that contain DeSoto County
0%20%40%Count#GeorgeTippahRankinTishomingoDeSoto CountyDeSotoUnionLamarPearl RiverItawambaMadisonPrentissPontotocWayneLincolnMarionMonroeAlcornNewtonUnited StatesLeeJonesSouthSimpsonEast South CentralTateJacksonHancockMarshallCovingtonCopiahLowndesMississippiLeakeNeshobaPanolaWarrenAttalaHarrisonGrenadaMemphis AreaLauderdaleClayScottPikeLafayetteForrestAdamsOktibbehaHindsYazooWashingtonSunflowerBolivarCoahomaLeflore59.325236%59.325236%59%4,396157.583333%57.583333%58%4,837254.839362%54.839362%55%29,82029.8k354.132338%54.132338%54%4,205453.347090%53.347090%53%32,31532.3k53.347090%53.347090%53%32,31532.3k553.010293%53.010293%53%5,459652.275229%52.275229%52%11,39611.4k752.273836%52.273836%52%10,71310.7k851.907880%51.907880%52%4,598951.741280%51.741280%52%19,35919.4k1050.846218%50.846218%51%4,8671150.486066%50.486066%50%5,4531249.759872%49.759872%50%3,7301349.721707%49.721707%50%6,4321449.239052%49.239052%49%4,7561549.179153%49.179153%49%6,8601648.585544%48.585544%49%7,1791748.471944%48.471944%48%3,8701848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.004050%48.004050%48%15,64515.6k1947.985525%47.985525%48%11,93411.9k2047.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.929497%47.929497%48%4,5142147.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.454380%47.454380%47%4,7072247.288792%47.288792%47%23,81723.8k2346.816101%46.816101%47%8,7932446.204496%46.204496%46%6,1052545.971223%45.971223%46%3,1952645.792305%45.792305%46%4,5112745.348582%45.348582%45%10,34910.3k2844.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k43.927836%43.927836%44%3,6282943.639232%43.639232%44%4,7033043.343729%43.343729%43%5,2813143.126218%43.126218%43%7,9683242.776555%42.776555%43%3,1093342.345421%42.345421%42%32,46232.5k3441.995205%41.995205%42%3,1533541.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k41.581057%41.581057%42%12,34512.3k3640.239044%40.239044%40%3,1313740.221365%40.221365%40%3,9613839.539308%39.539308%40%5,8193938.556525%38.556525%39%7,2444038.330597%38.330597%38%10,74110.7k4137.950975%37.950975%38%4,3974236.168099%36.168099%36%6,1884334.637040%34.637040%35%30,94330.9k4433.607494%33.607494%34%2,9424531.584748%31.584748%32%5,7324631.127307%31.127307%31%2,6484730.981108%30.981108%31%3,9034830.107882%30.107882%30%2,7354929.144410%29.144410%29%3,11050
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares DeSoto County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeSoto County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in DeSoto County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain DeSoto County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldDeSoto CountyDeSotoHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesMississippiHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisMemphis AreaCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1053.347090%53.347090%53%32,31532.3k53.347090%53.347090%53%32,31532.3k52.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.624560%44.624560%45%490,336490k44.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4041.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k40.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in DeSoto County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Cities:
Hernando, Horn Lake, Olive Branch, Southaven
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Walls
Unincorporated Places:
Bridgetown, Lynchburg
ZIP Codes:
38611, 38618, 38632, 38637, 38641, 38651, 38654, 38671, 38672, 38680
Unified School District:
DeSoto County
Congressional District:
MS-1
State Senate Districts:
MS-1, MS-2, MS-19
State House Districts:
MS-6, MS-7, MS-24, MS-25, MS-28, MS-40, MS-52
Neighboring Counties:
Crittenden, Marshall, Shelby, Tate, Tunica
Nearby Counties:
Benton, Coahoma, Cross, Fayette, Lafayette, Lee, Panola, Quitman, St. Francis, Tipton