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Mesquite, TX

151,379 Population
49.1 square miles 3,082.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 35.8 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,873 ±$3,764 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $46,770 ±$453
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
$66,083 ±$5,418 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $92,733 ±$1,281
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564

11.8% ±3.2% (17,736  ±4,758) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 9.7% 799,450 (±0.4% / ±35,505)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)

32.1 minutes ±0.6 (2,080,775  ±82,814) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 27.9 92,503,450 (±0.1 / ±507,287)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)

Families

55,474 ±3,504 Number of households
  • the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 3,012,855 ±10,622
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
2.7 ±0.2 (150,746  ±1,517) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 2.7 8,247,304 (±0 / ±1,787)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006

2.4% ±1.5% (938  ±594) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 4.8% 103,029 (±0.3% / ±7,084)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)

Housing

58,835 ±3,669 Number of housing units
  • the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 3,235,415 ±699
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820

$267,000 ±$10,932 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $389,500 ±$2,489
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780

12.1% ±3.2% (18,179  ±4,866) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 13.9% 1,143,518 (±0.5% / ±37,093.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)

Social

83% ±4.9% (86,239  ±6,370.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 88.4% 4,882,742 (±0.7% / ±41,156.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
21.2% ±3% (22,070  ±3,238.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 41% 2,265,059 (±0.5% / ±27,548.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)

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

22.7% ±3.7% (34,350  ±5,547) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 20.3% 1,691,268
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477

4% ±1.1% (4,729  ±1,280) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 5.3% 331,121 (±0.2% / ±11,236)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
4,729 Total veterans ±1,280 4,528 Male ±1,253 201 Female ±162

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