Mesquite is home to 149,299 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 32.9. Density works out to 3,041 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $245,700, having roughly tripled since 2000. The population is up 20% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,537, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mesquite
What changed most since 1990
White share82.3% → 22.5%(−59.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share8.6% → 44.0%(+35.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate7.7% → 13.4%(+5.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Mesquite's population equals 5.7% of Dallas County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 3.0% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.4%(1,109)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(1,176)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.2%(1,558)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(119)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(26)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,551 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Mesquite, decade by decade
Mesquite population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
101,484
$86,244
$163,685
18.3%
38.9
2000
124,523
$91,855
$155,569
18.5%
66.1
2010
139,824
$73,897
$163,853
19.2%
84.9
2020
150,108
$73,589
$193,926
17.7%
84.9
2024
149,299
$72,537
$245,700
19.6%
85.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
