Laughlin vs Mesquite

A side-by-side comparison of Laughlin and Mesquite: population, income, housing, and more.

Laughlin and Mesquite are places in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mesquite has the higher population (21,314 vs 8,643 in Laughlin). Mesquite has the higher median household income ($74,439 vs $45,248 in Laughlin). Mesquite has the higher median home value ($374,400 vs $255,000 in Laughlin).

Population, income & housing

	Laughlin	Mesquite
Population	8,643	21,314
Median age	57.5 yrs	62.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,248	$74,439
Median home value	$255,000	$374,400
Median gross rent	$991	$1,114
Housing units	5,431	11,905
Homeownership rate	48.7%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laughlin	Mesquite
Population	7,965 → 8,643 (+8.5%)	18,446 → 21,314 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$35,971 → $45,248 (+25.8%)	$55,542 → $74,439 (+34.0%)
Median home value	$157,200 → $255,000 (+62.2%)	$236,700 → $374,400 (+58.2%)
Median gross rent	$751 → $991 (+32.0%)	$879 → $1,114 (+26.7%)

Laughlin

Population

7,9658,643

Median household income

$35,971$45,248

Median home value

$157,200$255,000

Median gross rent

$751$991

Mesquite

Population

18,44621,314

Median household income

$55,542$74,439

Median home value

$236,700$374,400

Median gross rent

$879$1,114

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laughlin	Mesquite
Under 5	3.2%	3.6%
5 to 17	9.3%	9.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	3.3%
25 to 34	8.8%	7.3%
35 to 44	8.5%	6.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	17.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	21.6%	27.2%
75 and over	15.1%	17.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laughlin	Mesquite
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	70.8%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	0.8%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laughlin	Mesquite
No high school diploma	11.1%	9.7%
High school graduate	36.7%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laughlin	Mesquite
Drove alone	76.4%	71.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	14.6%
Public transit	8.4%	1.5%
Walked	2.2%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.1%	7.7%
Other means	3.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laughlin	Mesquite
1-unit, detached	32.0%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	14.6%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	30.4%	5.0%
20 or more units	17.7%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Laughlin	Mesquite
Poverty rate	21.1%	10.5%
Average household size	1.98	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1991	2004