General

Form of Government: Home Rule; Council/Manager

Incorporated: 1949

Land Area: 21 square miles

Population: 49,047


2010 Census Population Information

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Registered Voters: 27,665

Population By Age

Under 5 years	3,166	6.5%
5 to 9 years	3,592	7.3%
10 to 14 years	3,971	8.1%
15 to 19 years	3,715	7.6%
20 to 24 years	2,609	5.3%
25 to 29 years	2,601	5.3%
30 to 34 years	2,890	5.9%
35 to 39 years	3,690	7.5%
40 to 44 years	3,555	7.2%
45 to 49 years	3,824	7.8%
50 to 54 years	3,711	7.6%
55 to 59 years	3,405	6.9%
60 to 64 years	3,013	6.1%
65 to 69 years	1,909	3.9%
70 to 74 years	1,215	2.5%
75 to 79 years	896	1.8%
80 to 84 years	690	1.4%
85 years and over	595	1.2%

Median age: 37.8 years

Per Capita Income: $27,194

Median Household Income: $58,711

Education for over age 25 Population

Percent High School Graduate: 92.3%

Percent College Graduate: 28.6%


Utility Information

TV: Time Warner Cable, AT&T U-verse

Electric & Gas Service: TXU Electric & Gas and others

Water: City of DeSoto (contracted with Dallas Water Utilities)

Sewer: City of DeSoto (contracted with Trinity River Authority)

Telephone: AT&T and others

Trash Collection: Private contractor

Newspapers: Focus Daily News (bi-weekly); The Dallas Morning News (daily)
 
 
City Information

City employees: 367, including part-time & seasonal Total annual budget:  $73,923,904 Fire stations: 3 Uniformed Personnel: 68 Fire Rating: 2 Police Station: 1 Uniformed Personnel: 70 Park Acreage: 491 Miles of streets: 473	Water storage capacity: 18,000,000 gal Daily mean temperature (annual average): 66 degrees F Average Annual Precipitation: 32.4 inches Elevation: 498' - 764.5' Current tax rate (per $100 of appraised value): 0.7574 Sales Tax rate: 8.250 Bond rating: Standard & Poors: AA-  Fitch Investors: AA