Mesquite

Population: 148,848
Median household income: $71,843
Median home value: $226,500

Mesquite, a community in Dallas County, Texas, has 148,848 residents. Its median household income of $71,843 runs in line with the Dallas County figure of $74,149.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mesquite's population grew 3.8% from 143,456 to 148,848, while its median home value rose 58.4% from $143,000 to $226,500.

18.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 63.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 148,848
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $71,843
Median home value: $226,500
Median gross rent: $1,407
Housing units: 53,968
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

143,456148,848

Median household income

$57,824$71,843

Median home value

$143,000$226,500

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,407

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	143,456	$57,824	$143,000	$1,104
2020	142,429	$60,715	$160,000	$1,157
2021	149,848	$63,706	$170,600	$1,211
2022	149,439	$69,649	$208,800	$1,323
2023	148,848	$71,843	$226,500	$1,407

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,300	7.6%
5 to 17	30,163	20.3%
18 to 24	14,356	9.6%
25 to 34	22,356	15.0%
35 to 44	18,002	12.1%
45 to 54	18,779	12.6%
55 to 64	16,233	10.9%
65 to 74	10,994	7.4%
75 and over	6,665	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,242	24.3%
Black or African American	36,042	24.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	202	0.1%
Asian	4,335	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	36	0.0%
Some other race	367	0.2%
Two or more races	5,145	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66,479	44.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17,747	19.1%
High school graduate	28,359	30.5%
Some college or associate's	29,703	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	11,648	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5,572	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	53,520	74.1%
Carpooled	10,869	15.0%
Public transit	403	0.6%
Walked	621	0.9%
Bicycle	92	0.1%
Worked from home	6,130	8.5%
Other means	610	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,353	15.7%
15 to 29 min	18,337	27.7%
30 to 44 min	19,392	29.3%
45 to 59 min	9,090	13.7%
60+ min	8,943	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 12.4% (18,286 of 147,799)

	Count	Share
Family households	36,811	73.1%
Nonfamily households	13,551	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	50,362	93.3%
Vacant	3,606	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	31,854	63.3%
Renter-occupied	18,508	36.7%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38,315	71.0%
1-unit, attached	1,322	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2,514	4.7%
5 to 19 units	6,726	12.5%
20 or more units	4,772	8.8%
Mobile home & other	319	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4847892
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 49 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 32.7595, -96.5842