Mesquite is a medium-sized city located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 21,992 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Mesquite is the 11th largest community in Nevada. Mesquite has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Mesquite, where the median household income is $69,146.00.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Mesquite has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Mesquite a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
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 16.59 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The citizens of Mesquite are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.42% of adults in Mesquite having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mesquite in 2022 was $37,788, which is upper middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,152 for a family of four. However, Mesquite contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mesquite is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mesquite home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mesquite residents report their race to be 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 25.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mesquite include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Mesquite is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.