Mesquite, Nevada Demographics

Mesquite is 2nd in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Mesquite is 4th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Female residents

Mesquite is 9th in Nevada out of 12 other cities in Current population (2012)

Mesquite is 10th in Nevada out of 12 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Mesquite is 10th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Mesquite is 12th in Nevada out of 23 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Mesquite is 12th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Mesquite is 13th in Nevada out of 25 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Mesquite is 15th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Housing units

Mesquite is 15th in Nevada out of 34 other cities in Income below poverty line

Size Demographics
	Mesquite	Rank	Nevada	US
Current population (2012)	16,062	9th	2,758,931	313,914,040
Size in square miles	31.9	19th	109,781.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	478.9	20th	24.6	87.4

Age Demographics
	Mesquite	Rank	Nevada	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	20th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.2%	29th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	28.6%	2nd	13.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Mesquite	Rank	Nevada	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.6%	26th	84.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.9%	25th	22.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Mesquite	Rank	Nevada	US
Race - White	83.5%	17th	77.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.0%	21st	8.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.9%	21st	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.8%	23rd	7.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	21st	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.0%	34th	3.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	23.9%	12th	27.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	71.3%	18th	52.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Mesquite	Rank	Nevada	US
Female residents	50.9%	4th	49.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	13.5%	16th	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Mesquite	Rank	Nevada	US
Housing units	8,911	15th	1,183,873	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	31.9%	10th	29.6%	25.9%
Households	6,239	18th	986,741	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.2%	19th	59.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$215,500	17th	$225,400	$186,200
People per household	2.4	28th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	Mesquite	Rank	Nevada	US
Income per capita	$25,151	21st	$27,625	$27,915
Income per household	$44,514	28th	$55,553	$52,762
Income below poverty line	13.0%	15th	12.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Mesquite	Rank	Nevada	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,915	13th	221,260	27,092,908
Retail sales	$155,636	16th	$37,433,983	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,973	10th	$14,579	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$264,581	12th	$28,815,533	$613,795,732