Mesquite vs Summerlin South

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

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

Summerlin South has the higher population (30,075 vs 21,314 in Mesquite). Summerlin South has the higher median household income ($113,301 vs $74,439 in Mesquite). Summerlin South has the higher median home value ($641,600 vs $374,400 in Mesquite).

Population, income & housing

	Mesquite	Summerlin South
Population	21,314	30,075
Median age	62.4 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$74,439	$113,301
Median home value	$374,400	$641,600
Median gross rent	$1,114	$2,400
Housing units	11,905	14,222
Homeownership rate	80.2%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mesquite	Summerlin South
Population	18,446 → 21,314 (+15.5%)	27,908 → 30,075 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$55,542 → $74,439 (+34.0%)	$93,899 → $113,301 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$236,700 → $374,400 (+58.2%)	$426,400 → $641,600 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$879 → $1,114 (+26.7%)	$1,800 → $2,400 (+33.3%)

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

Summerlin South

Population

27,90830,075

Median household income

$93,899$113,301

Median home value

$426,400$641,600

Median gross rent

$1,800$2,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mesquite	Summerlin South
Under 5	3.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	9.7%	13.1%
18 to 24	3.3%	5.5%
25 to 34	7.3%	9.8%
35 to 44	6.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	10.7%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.3%
65 to 74	27.2%	13.4%
75 and over	17.8%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mesquite	Summerlin South
White (non-Hispanic)	70.8%	61.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	15.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	1.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.7%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	23.8%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mesquite	Summerlin South
No high school diploma	9.7%	4.1%
High school graduate	31.5%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	20.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mesquite	Summerlin South
Drove alone	71.8%	70.7%
Carpooled	14.6%	6.9%
Public transit	1.5%	0.5%
Walked	3.5%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	18.4%
Other means	0.8%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mesquite	Summerlin South
1-unit, detached	61.3%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	14.6%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	2.2%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mesquite	Summerlin South
Poverty rate	10.5%	5.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	2004	2006