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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Mesquite NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, New Hope, Military Pky / Route 352, Gross Rd / Main St, Gus Thomasson Rd / Oates Dr, Oates Dr / Sarazen Dr, U.S. Route 80 / Samuell Blvd, Barnes Bridge Rd / Belt Line Rd, U.S. Route 80 / Gus Thomasson Rd, Town East Blvd / Gus Thomasson Rd
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Mesquite, TX Balch Springs, Dallas, Ferris, Forney, Garland, Kaufman, Rockwall, Rowlett, Seagoville, Sunnyvale
POPULATION
124,578
| MESQUITE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 124,578 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 46,411 |
| MESQUITE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 62.23% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 32.74% |
| % VACANT | 5.03% |
| TYPE OF MESQUITE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 71.43% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 2.78% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 3.36% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 22.16% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.17% |
| OTHER | 0.10% |
| SIZE OF MESQUITE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 2.72% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 14.68% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 17.72% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 50.13% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 13.32% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.43% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 10.65% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 59.89% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 28.76% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 0.70% |
| MESQUITE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $134,859 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $813 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$79,000 | 9.47% |
| $79,001-$158,000 | 60.37% |
| $158,001-$316,000 | 28.70% |
| $316,001-$473,000 | 1.02% |
| $473,001-$632,000 | 0.16% |
| $632,001-$790,000 | 0.07% |
| $790,001-$1,185,000 | 0.05% |
| $1,185,001-$1,580,000 | 0.05% |
| > $1,580,000 | 0.11% |
| PEOPLE OF Mesquite | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.48% |
| 5 TO 17 | 22.85% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.09% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.25% |
| 35 TO 54 | 31.39% |
| 55 TO 64 | 7.06% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 6.90% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 83.04% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 18.49% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $50,424 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $20,890 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 6.78% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Retail (13.22%), Manufacturing (10.42%), Healthcare (10.17%), Construction (8.12%), Education (7.78%), Finance (6.53%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (5.86%), Transportation (5.50%), Other (4.99%), Information Technology (4.86%), Accomodation (4.85%), Wholesale (4.51%), Administration (4.36%), Public Service (3.90%), Real Estate (2.45%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.43% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 73.54% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 13.19% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.50% |
| ASIAN | 3.66% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.03% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 6.25% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.83% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 15.35% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (34.85%), Unclassified (22.77%), United States or American (12.29%), German (6.97%), English (6.05%), Irish (5.57%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 9.16% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (76.92%) , Spanish (11.05%) |
Mesquite is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 124,578 people and 16 constituent neighborhoods, Mesquite is the 18th largest community in Texas.
Mesquite is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Mesquite is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mesquite who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.16%), sales jobs (11.40%), and management occupations (7.87%).
Also of interest is that Mesquite has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One notable thing about Mesquite is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Mesquite is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 97.8% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.
The population of Mesquite overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Mesquite, 18.49% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Mesquite in 2000 was $20,890, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,560 for a family of four.
Mesquite is a very 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 African-American. Mesquite also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.35% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Mesquite include German, English, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Mesquite is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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