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Mesquite Independent School District, TX

179,274 Population
54.9 square miles 3,264.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±2.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Dallas County: 34.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,166 ±$3,287 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Dallas County: $43,045 ±$844
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,266 ±$4,874 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Dallas County: $78,932 ±$2,070
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.8% ±3.7% (22,944  ±6,581) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Dallas County: 12.4% 324,662 (±1% / ±26,041)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.4 minutes ±0.7 (2,543,280  ±101,682) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Dallas County: 26.8 29,557,716 (±0.2 / ±334,232)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

63,040 ±3,687 Number of households
  • Dallas County: 995,263 ±5,839
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0.2 (178,561  ±5,639) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Dallas County: 2.6 2,621,706 (±0 / ±1,710)
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.7% ±2.6% (2,696  ±1,237) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Dallas County: 4.1% † 28,394 (±0.5% / ±3,475)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

66,628 ±3,994 Number of housing units
  • Dallas County: 1,088,688 ±652
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$259,900 ±$9,006 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Dallas County: $330,500 ±$5,180
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.1% ±2.8% (19,596  ±4,966) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Dallas County: 14.3% 375,855 (±0.8% / ±22,067.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

80.6% ±4.4% (93,906  ±6,725) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Dallas County: 82.7% 1,439,279 (±1.4% / ±23,929.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
19.8% ±2.7% (23,049  ±3,325.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Dallas County: 37.3% 648,735 (±0.9% / ±14,855.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

24.2% ±3.1% (43,437  ±5,793) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Dallas County: 25.2% 668,988
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.8% ±1% (5,054  ±1,293) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Dallas County: 4% 79,934 (±0.3% / ±5,569)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,054 Total veterans ±1,293 4,853 Male ±1,264 201 Female ±162

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