DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX

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2020 Population
108,980
0.165% 1-year decline
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2020 Median Age
35
0.85% 1-year decrease
2020 Poverty Rate
13.9%
1.14% 1-year decrease
2020 Median Household Income
$64,508
1.12% 1-year growth
2020 Median Property Value
$173,500
9.12% 1-year growth

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In 2020, DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX had a population of 109k people with a median age of 35 and a median household income of $64,508. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX declined from 109,160 to 108,980, a −0.165% decrease and its median household income grew from $63,795 to $64,508, a 1.12% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (67.5%), White (Hispanic) (11.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (10.5%), Other (Hispanic) (3.91%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.41%).

16.6% of the households in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.7% of the residents in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Cedar Valley College (223773) (1,673 degrees awarded in 2019) and PCCenter (455345) (4 degrees).

In 2020, the median property value in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX was $173,500, and the homeownership rate was 65.4%.

Most people in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.9 minutes. The average car ownership in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX is home to a population of 109k people, from which 95.7% are citizens. As of 2020, 6.55% of DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX residents were born outside of the country (7.14k people).

In 2020, there were 5.77 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (73.5k people) in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.7k White (Hispanic) and 11.5k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX are Spanish (15,233 households), French (Incl. Cajun) (243 households), and Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa (228 households).

Citizenship

95.7%
2020 Citizenship
94.4%
2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 95.7% of DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX was 94.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    73.5k ± 2.83k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    12.7k ± 1.82k
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    11.5k ± 1.31k
18.9%
Hispanic Population
20.6k people

In 2020, there were 5.77 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (73.5k people) in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.7k White (Hispanic) and 11.5k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

18.9% of the people in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX are hispanic (20.6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.55%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
7.14k people
8.58%
2019 Foreign-Born Population
9.36k people

As of 2020, 6.55% of DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX residents (7.14k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX was 8.58%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    15,233 households (15.1%)
  2. French (Incl. Cajun)
    243 households (0.241%)
  3. Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or Other Languages of Western Africa
    228 households (0.226%)

16.6% of the households in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.5%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2020, the most common non-English language spoken in households in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX was Spanish. 15.1% of the households in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,526 ± 286
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,370 ± 463
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,275 ± 461

DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX employs 50.3k people. The largest industries in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX are Elementary & secondary schools (4,993 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,786 people), and Construction (2,018 people), and the highest paying industries are Automotive repair & maintenance ($121,097), Administration of economic programs & space research ($100,801), and Scientific research & development services ($94,699).

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
28,104
Women
55.8%
22,230
Men
44.2%

The workforce of DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX in 2020 was 50,334 people, with 55.8% woman, and 44.2% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX.

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Occupations

50.3k
2020 Value
−0.299%
1 Year decline
± −0.299%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX declined at a rate of −0.299%, from 50.5k employees to 50.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,639 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (2,215 people), and Customer service representatives (1,713 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

50.3k
2020 Value
−0.299%
1 Year decline
± −0.299%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX declined at a rate of −0.299%, from 50.5k employees to 50.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,993 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,786 people), and Construction (2,018 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$39,902
Median earning men ± $3,322
$40,051
Median earning women ± $1,639

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Public Administration ($67,997), Wholesale Trade ($60,383), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,324).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($74,917), Information ($66,348), and Public Administration ($55,870).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $255B
  2. $212B
  3. $180B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $255B, followed by Gasoline ($212B) and Fuel oils ($180B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T
2020 Value in Texas
$4.54T
Projected 2050 Value in Texas
101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 101% to $4.54T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $77.7B
  2. $68.4B
  3. $58.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $77.7B, followed by California with $68.4B and Michigan and $58.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2019, universities in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX awarded 1,677 degrees. The student population of DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX in 2019 is skewed towards women, with 6,504 male students and 11,068 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX are Black or African American (604 and 36%), followed by White (483 and 28.8%), Hispanic or Latino (453 and 27%), and Unknown (64 and 3.82%).

The largest universities in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX by number of degrees awarded are Cedar Valley College (223773) (1,673 and 99.8%) and PCCenter (455345) (4 and 0.239%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2020, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.798% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX in 2020 were Some college (23.8k), High School or Equivalent (20.3k), and Primary Education (14.1k).

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX was $173,500 in 2020, which is 0.755 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $159,000 to $173,500, a 9.12% increase. The homeownership rate in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX is 65.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX have an average commute time of 30.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX is $64,508. In 2020, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX was Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX with a value of $141,330, followed by Austin City (Northwest) PUMA, TX and Fort Bend County (West & South) PUMA, TX, with respective values of $130,920 and $121,555.

Property

$173,500
Median Property Value 2020
±$5,728
$24,526
Median Property Taxes
±$1,630

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

65.4%
Homeownership
2020
65.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2020

In 2020, 65.4% of the housing units in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.7%.

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Income by Location

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In 2020, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX was Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX with a value of $141,330, followed by Austin City (Northwest) PUMA, TX and Fort Bend County (West & South) PUMA, TX, with respective values of $130,920 and $121,555.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$64,508
Median Household Income
± $2,959
37.5k
Number of Households
± 2,132

In 2020, the median household income of the 37.5k households in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX grew to $64,508 from the previous year's value of $63,795.

The following chart displays the households in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

0.361
2020 Wage GINI in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX
0.379
2019 Wage GINI in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX

In 2020, the income inequality in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX was 0.361 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 4.88% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2018
  1. Drove Alone (84.6%)
  2. Carpooled (9.22%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.69%)

In 2018, 84.6% of workers in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.22%) and those who worked at home (2.69%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

30.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX have a longer commute time (30.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.76% of the workforce in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX (14.9k out of 108k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females < 5 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX is Black, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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87.2% of the population of DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX has health coverage, with 50.4% on employee plans, 15.1% on Medicaid, 7.9% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 2.18% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Texas was $6,998 in 2014. This is a 5.06% increase from the previous year ($6,661).

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1629 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.792% decrease from the previous year (1642 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1660 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 759 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,629 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,629 patients per year. This represents a 0.792% decrease from the previous year (1,642 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.5% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.5% were men and 55.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

12.8%
Uninsured
50.4%
Employer Coverage
15.1%
Medicaid
7.9%
Medicare
11.7%
Non-Group
2.18%
Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX grew by 0.331% from 12.7% to 12.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in DeSoto & Lancaster Cities PUMA, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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