De Soto County, Florida
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Florida Department of Health: 2585 Merchants Row Blvd., Tallahassee
Population:
- Total Population: 32,209
- Males: 18,141
- Females: 14,068
Ethnicity:
- White: 19,677
- Black/African American: 3,759
- Hispanic: 8,078
- Native American/Eskimo: 87
- Asian: 140
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 6
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 462
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (23,010)
- Spanish (6,695)
- French (145)
- German (130)
- French Creole (85)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 6,037
- Mexico (4,786)
- Canada (287)
- Cuba (189)
- Guatemala (179)
- Jamaica (100)
- Colombia (63)
- Germany (49)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (4,822)
- United Methodist Church, The (1,677)
- Catholic Church (851)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (482)
- Assemblies of God (435)
Migrant Health Clinics
- Arcadia Family Health Care Center: 1707 East Oak Street, Arcadia - (864) 494-3028
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 11,678
- Sensory: 966
- Physical: 3,020
- Mental: 1,515
- Self-care: 868
- Go outside home: 2,096
- Employment: 2,851
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 346
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 10,746
- Utility gas: 264
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,553
- Electricity: 8,406
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 202
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 57
- Solar Energy: 37
- Other fuel: 16
- No fuel used: 211
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 20,381
- No vehicle: 1,590
- 1 or more vehicle: 18,791
Education Attainment:
- No School: 656
- No High School: 3,465
- Some High School: 3,615
- High School: 7,497
- Some College: 3,470
- Associate's Degree: 740
- College Degree: 1,100
- Master's Degree: 467
- Professional Degree: 178
- Doctoral Degree: 34
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 10,746
- Owners with phone: 7,801
- Owners without phone: 225
- Renters with phone: 2,011
- Renters without phone: 709
10 closest counties:
- Hardee County, Florida
- Charlotte County, Florida
- Highlands County, Florida
- Sarasota County, Florida
- Lee County, Florida
- Manatee County, Florida
- Glades County, Florida
- Polk County, Florida
- Hendry County, Florida
- Hillsborough County, Florida
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
34265, 34266, 34267, 34268, 34269
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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