COMPARING TWO PLACES
Scenic vs Mesquite
PLACE A
Scenic, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Mesquite, Texas
Scenic is 99% smaller than Mesquite. Mesquite earns more, with a median household income $43,474 higher. Mesquite has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -20%).
SCENICMESQUITEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,379150,693−99% vs Mesquite
Population density843,069−2,985
Population growth-19.6%7.4%−27.0 pts
Median age63.032.9+30.1
Male56.0%47.6%+8.3 pts
Female44.0%52.4%−8.3 pts
Foreign-born6.6%20.9%−14.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.4%22.5%+70.9 pts
Black0.0%26.8%−26.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.6%44.0%−37.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Median household income$29,063$72,537−$43,474
Per capita income$33,507$29,877+$3,630
Poverty rate12.5%13.4%−0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6140.403+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%19.6%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree5.7%6.6%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate10.4%5.4%+5.0 pts
Labor force participation25.3%69.8%−44.4 pts
Median home value$223,900$245,700−$21,800
Median gross rent$831$1,513−$682
Owner-occupied100.0%62.8%+37.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.7%7.0%+10.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%59.0%−59.0 pts
Average commute17.932.1−14.3
Worked from home40.7%10.0%+30.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured10.8%21.5%−10.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024