| Official Name: | Desoto Lakes, Florida |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Florida |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sarasota |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.07 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.42 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.41 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2137 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1991.29 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 5161.84 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 27.3758°N -82.4928°W[2] |
| Elevation M: | 9 |
| Elevation Ft: | 30 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 34235[3] |
| Area Code: | 941 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-17300[4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1867135[5] |
Desoto Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,137 at the 2020 US census, down from 3,646 at the 2010 US Census.[6] It is part of the North Port - Bradenton - Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.3km2, of which 3.2sqkm is land and 0.1sqkm, or 2.87%, is water.[6]
As of the 2000 US Census, there were 3,198 people, 1,290 households, and 939 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2537sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,352 housing units at an average density of 1072.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.50% White, 3.06% African American, 0.03% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.35% of the population.
There were 1,290 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,719, and the median income for a family was $54,425. Males had a median income of $35,368 versus $26,920 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,616. About 2.1% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.