About Mesquite

Mesquite is a somewhat small city located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 9,504 people and just one neighborhood, Mesquite is the 17th largest community in Nevada.

There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Mesquite, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Mesquite, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Mesquite's real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation.

Mesquite is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.64% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mesquite is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mesquite who work in food service (15.83%), building maintenance and grounds keeping (13.68%), and sales jobs (11.83%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Mesquite spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

For a small city, Mesquite has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride taxis. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Mesquite exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

Mesquite Information and Demographics

The education level of Mesquite citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 14.56% of adults 25 and older in Mesquite have a college degree.

The per capita income in Mesquite in 2000 was $20,191, which is upper middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,764 for a family of four.

Mesquite is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mesquite home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mesquite is White, followed by Asian. Mesquite also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.18% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Mesquite include English, German, Irish, and Norwegian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Mesquite's cultural character, accounting for 15.95% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Mesquite is English. Some people also speak Spanish.