Mesquite.
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Texas·Dallas County
39 tracts·157K people·$246K median·3,206/mi²
Hispanic 44 · Black 27 · White 23 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 3 · Other 0
Married couple 45 · Other 32 · Living alone 24
Retail 32 · Health 28 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 12 · Professional 9 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 27 · Sales · office 23 · Service 18 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 13
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 33 · Work from home 10 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Mesquite is $245,700 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Mesquite has 149,299 residents across 34 census tracts and 27 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.9; the population is 44.0% Hispanic or Latino, 26.9% Black, 22.5% White, 3.3% Multiracial, 3.0% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 19.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.4% (Census ACS).
AUSTIN EL (60%), LAWRENCE EL (53%) and GENTRY EL (48%) lead the elementary schools; KIMBROUGH MIDDLE (47%), AGNEW MIDDLE (40%) and BERRY MIDDLE (40%) lead the middle schools; VROONLAND - VANGUARD H S (61%), NORTH MESQUITE H S (44%) and POTEET H S (44%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,513/month, 4% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Mesquite is $72,537 a year, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Mesquite, median rent is $1,513/month and the median home value is $245,700 (Census ACS).
Mesquite reported 5.1 violent crimes and 36.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 37°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Mesquite are heat wave (98), hail (98) and cold wave (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Mesquite, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).