COUNTY PROFILE desoto county

population 3 households and housing 4 economy 5 education and poverty 6 transporation 7 data sources 8

prepared by Memphis Area Association of Governments preface

The purpose of the County Profiles is to provide a snapshot of existing conditions within each of the 6-counties in the Memphis Area Association of Government region. The coun- ty profiles help establish baseline information that may be used to measure progress and change over time. The profiles to not provide strategies or recommendations.

acknowledgements

Memphis Area Association of Governments is working with the Planning Constorsium and local partners to develop a regional plan for sustainable development for the 6-county re- gion. This plan will be built on local plans and initiatives to capitalize on opportunites and address the challeges faced by our region’s urban, suburban, and rural communities.

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DESOTO COUNTY POPULATION

Map 1: Location of County Chart 1: Populatioin and Forecasted Growth Table 1: Overview DeSoto County 2010 Population 172,000 161,252 170,000 Land Area (square miles) TENNESSEE 168,000 DeSoto 497.01 ARKANSAS Mississippi 166,000 County Population Density (per 164,000 square miles) 2010 161,252 2,967,297 162,000 338.7 2014 170,913 2,994,079 160,000 Largest City/Town 158,000 Southaven 156,000 County Seat 2010 2014 Hernando Chart 2: Population by Race Chart 3: Population by Age 1% 2% 1% 10%

31% Hispanic Age 0-19 White Age 20-34 46% African American Age 35-64 51% Asian/Pacific Islander 40% Age 65+ DeSoto County DeSoto County Other 19%

1% 3% 3% 13%

29%

MISSISSIPPI 37%

Mississippi 38% 59% Mississippi 20%

DESOTO COUNTY 3 HOUSEHOLDS & HOUSING

Chart 1: Households by Type and Number Chart 2: Household Income

80% $80,000 70% $70,000 DeSoto 60% Mississippi County $60,000 50% Number of $50,000 57,748 1,115,768 40% Households $40,000 DeSoto County DeSoto County 30% Average House- 2.78 2.58 $30,000 Mississippi hold Size Mississippi 20% $20,000 Average Family 10% 3.19 3.11 Size $10,000 0% $0 % Households: % Households: %Households: Median Mean Per Capita Families One Person One Person 65 Household Household Income Under 18 or over Income Income

Chart 3: Housing Characteristics Chart 4: Housing Type Chart 5: Household Type

80% 4.5% 0.0% 3.6% 70% 11.9% 60% Married Couple 20.4% Family Single-Family Unit 50% Other Families Multi-Family Unit

40% Mobile Home 55.6% People Living Alone DeSoto County Boat, RV, Van, etc. 20.3% 30% Other Non-Family

DeSoto County 83.6% Mississippi DeSoto County Households 20%

10% 0.1% 4.0% 0% Units Built since % Units: Owner- % Owners: %Renters 15.1% 1990 Occupied Mortgages > 30% Spending > 30% Household Household 27.1% Income Income 13.8% 45.7% Median Value of Owner-Occupied Units 70.9% Mississippi DeSoto County Mississippi Mississippi 23.1% $152,600 $99,900

DESOTO COUNTY 4 ECONOMY

Chart 2: Household Income Chart 1: Employment Chart 2: Employment by Industry in DeSoto County

Industry (U.S. Census Data Categories) % Area Largest Employment Industry Educational services, and health care & social assistance 19.8% Educational & Healthcare DeSoto County Transportation & warehousing, and utlities 12.9% % Population 16+: Services Employed Manufacturing 10.6% Educational & Healthcare Mississippi Art, entertainment & recreation, and accomodation & food services 10.4% Services Retail Trade 10.3% Area Average Wage Professional, scientific & management, and administration & waste manage- 7.5% DeSoto County $69,296 ment services % Population 16+: Not Mississippi $54,132 Construction 7.1% Currently in Labor Area Average Unemployment Rate Other services, except public administration 5.8% Force DeSoto County 5.9% Wholesale Trade 5.2% Mississippi 6.4% Finance & insurance, and real estate & rental & leasing 4.8% Mississippi Public Administration 3.9% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% DeSoto County Information 1.1% Chart 5: Household Type Chart 3: Income Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting, and mining 0.7%

3.6% Compared to Compared to Chart 4: Occupations in DeSoto County DeSoto County Regional Rank Mississippi Nation Married Couple 15% 20.4% Family Management, business, science, & arts occupations

Other Families 34% Median House- Service occupations $58,505 +50% +10% #1 11% 55.6% People Living Alone hold Income 20.3% Sales & office occupations Other Non-Family Households Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations 27% 14% Production, transportation, & material moving occupations Per Capita $25,176 +22% -11% #3 Income List 1: Major Employers DeSoto County Schools Terex Distribution Center Baptist Memorial Hospital - DeSoto Scan Source Inc. DeSoto County has a median household income of $58,505, which is higher than the national median household income and median household income statewide. The county ranks 1st out of the region’s 6 counties in terms of Williams-Sonoma J.T. Shannon Lumber Company household median income. Landau Uniforms Stylcraft Home Collections The county has a per capita income of $25,176, which is lower than the national per capita income and higher Newly Wed Foods Milwaukee Electric Tool than the per capita income statewide. The county ranks 3 out of the region’s 6 counties in terms of per capita. Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. Brentwood Originals

DESOTO COUNTY 5 EDUCATION & POVERTY

Chart35% 1: Educational Attainment Chart 2: Poverty Rate by Educational Attainment List 1: School Inventory

30% 40% Enroll- # 35% ment 25% 30% Elemen- 22 10,848 20% 25% tary 20% 15% Middle 8 10,504 DeSoto County DeSoto County 15% High 8 10,090 10% Mississippi 10% Mississippi U.S. 5% 5% 0% 0% Less than High School Some College Bachelor's High School Graduate or Associate's degree or (includes degree higher equivalency) Poverty Rate for the population 25 years and over for whom poverty status *Population 25 years and over * is determined by educational attainment level

Chart 3: Median Income by Education Chart 4: Poverty Levels 45% $70,000 40% $60,000 35% $50,000 30% $40,000 25%

$30,000 20% DeSoto County 15% DeSoto County $20,000 Mississippi 10% Mississippi $10,000 5% $0 0% Population Less than High School Some Bachelor's Graduate or % Persons Below % Children <18 % Persons ≥65 % Families Below % Families with 25 years and High School Graduate College or Degree Professional Poverty Level Below Poverty Below Poverty Poverty Level Female Head of over with Graduate (includes Associate's Degree Level Level Household earnings equivalency) degree Below Poverty *Median earning in the past 12 months (in 2013 inflation-adjusted dollars) Level List 2: Regional Higher Education Institutions Arkansas State University Mid-South Memphis College of Art Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Covington Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences Northwest Mississippi Community College Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Memphis Belhaven University - Desoto Ozark University - Turrell Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley Christian Brothers University Rhodes College Turrell University of Technology Delta Technical College Southern College of Optometry Tri-State Baptist College Le Moyne-Owen College Southwest Tennessee Community College University of Memphis DESOTO COUNTY 3 TRANSPORTATION

List 1: School Inventory List 1: Transportation Fact

Map 1: Transportation Infrastructure Access of Interstate I-55 U.S. Highways 51, 61, 78 (I-22)

State Highways 301, 302, 304, 305 TENNESSEE Nearest Commercial Airport Memphis International Airport

Railroads Serving County CN/Grenada Railway, BNSF Railway

Nearest Port Memphis

Chart 1: Commute to Work 1.4% 1.2% 2.8% 0.7% 0.4% 3.1% 1.6% 1.3% 2.3% 1.6% 0.2% 0.5% 8.9% 10.7%10.7% Drove Alone Carpooled Public Transit Walked

Mississippi Other DeSoto County 86.8% 83.6% Worked at Home 82.4%

Average commute time is 25.1 minutes MISSISSIPPI Chart 2: Place of Work 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% DeSoto County Table 2: Traffic Fatalities in DeSoto County 30% 20% Mississippi 10% 2010 2011 2012 2013 0% Worked in Worked in Worked Worked State of County of Outside of Outside State 3 12 16 15 Residence Residence County of of Residence Residence

DESOTO COUNTY 7 DATA SOURCES

POPULATION TRANSPORTATION Map 1: Location of County - Memphis Area Assoication of Governments (2015) Map 1: Transportation Infrastructure - Memphis Area Association of Table 1: Overview - DeSoto County; U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Governments (2015) Chart 1: Population & Forecasted Growth - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 1: Commute to Work - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 2: Population by Race - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 2: Place of Work - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 3: Population by Age - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) List 1: Transporation Facts - U.S. Census Bureau (2013); http://www. desotocounty.com/images/uploads/Industrial%20Data%20Book%20 HOUSEHOLDS AND HOUSING -%20TRANSPORTATION(2).pdf Chart 1: Households by Type and Number - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Table 1: Traffic Fatalities in DeSotoCounty - National Highway Traffic Chart 2: Household Income - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Safety Administration, 2012 Chart 3: Housing Charactersitics - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 4: Housing Type - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 5: Household Type - U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

ECONOMY Chart 1: Employment - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 2: Employment by Industry in DeSoto County: U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 3: Income - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 4: Occupations in DeSoto County - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) List 1: Major Employers:DeSoto County Website (2014)

EDUCATION AND POVERTY Chart 1: Education Attainment - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 2: Poverty Rate by Education Attainment - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 3: Median Income by Education - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 4: Poverty Levels - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) List 1: School Inventory - Desoto County Schools (2014); List 3: Regional Higher Education Institutions - Tennessee Department of Eco- nomic and Community Development (2014); DeSoto County; Arkansas Depart- ment of Education

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