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Mesquite, TX

147,522 Population
49.1 square miles 3,004.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.1 ±2.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 35.8 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,917 ±$2,685 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $45,033 ±$492
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
$67,333 ±$5,169 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $86,860 ±$1,138
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472

15.2% ±5.6% (22,279  ±8,228) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 10.3% 820,098 (±0.4% / ±31,468)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)

32.1 minutes ±0.3 (2,153,355  ±68,207) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 28 93,357,384 (±0.1 / ±431,791)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.6 325,400,930 (±0.1 / ±1,041,657)

Families

49,690 ±3,192 Number of households
  • the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 2,959,385 ±9,165
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
3 ±0.2 (147,004  ±595) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 2.7 8,004,502 (±0 / ±3,409)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 † 29,898,096 (±49.3 / ±-555,555,600)

10.2% ±4.9% (3,838  ±1,881) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 5.3% 109,054 (±0.3% / ±6,688)
  • nearly double the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)

Housing

55,254 ±3,729 Number of housing units
  • the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 3,172,287 ±1,325
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110

$252,000 ±$11,103 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $373,900 ±$2,489
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483

12.2% ±3.3% (17,645  ±4,819.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 14.2% 1,135,146 (±0.4% / ±35,145.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)

Social

81.8% ±3.8% (75,799  ±5,754.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 87.8% 4,695,809 (±0.7% / ±38,980.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86.3% 17,292,906 (±0.4% / ±73,530.8)
21.3% ±2.7% (19,731  ±2,774.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 40% 2,137,149 (±0.5% / ±25,753.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 34.2% 6,858,406 (±0.2% / ±45,043.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

23.7% ±4% (35,014  ±5,872) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 20% † 1,620,718 (±1,372.3% / ±31,201)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 17.9% † 5,455,292 (±,325.7% / ±65,136)

4.7% ±1.4% (4,986  ±1,492) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 5.3% 323,475 (±0.2% / ±10,473)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
4,986 Total veterans ±1,492 4,319 Male ±1,348 667 Female ±503

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