ZIP Code 66018 — De Soto city, KS Demographics & Data

ZIP code 66018 covers De Soto, KS in Johnson County with a population of about 6,537.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 38.6 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 913; U.S. House district KS-3; the KANSAS CITY media market.

Median household income in ZIP 66018 is about $104,345 — about 39% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 2.9%; unemployment rate near 10.1%; 39.1% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 5.4 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Food services, and Education; about 15.4% of workers reporting work-from-home (roughly in line with the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $379,900 — about 9% above the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $922 (about 21% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 74.0% (about 8.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 66018 in De Soto, KS, a household would need roughly $105,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $2,440. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($104,345). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for De Soto city, KS as Relatively High (composite score 94.8), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (94.9) and wildfire (61.2). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for De Soto city, KS show little to no average snow and around 40.5 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 362 for ZIP 66018 (De Soto city, KS) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.