Mesquite, TX Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	124,523	100.0

Male	59,987	48.2
Female	64,536	51.8

Under 5 years	9,634	7.7
5 to 9 years	10,712	8.6
10 to 14 years	11,277	9.1
15 to 19 years	10,022	8.0
20 to 24 years	7,824	6.3
25 to 34 years	18,934	15.2
35 to 44 years	23,235	18.7
45 to 54 years	15,381	12.4
55 to 59 years	4,790	3.8
60 to 64 years	3,822	3.1
65 to 74 years	5,391	4.3
75 to 84 years	2,576	2.1
85 years and over	925	0.7

Median age (years)	31.9	(X)

18 years and over	86,542	69.5
Male	40,795	32.8
Female	45,747	36.7
21 years and over	81,234	65.2
62 years and over	11,090	8.9
65 years and over	8,892	7.1
Male	3,443	2.8
Female	5,449	4.4

RACE
One race	121,646	97.7
White	91,572	73.5
Black or African American	16,585	13.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	750	0.6
Asian	4,665	3.7
Asian Indian	2,282	1.8
Chinese	169	0.1
Filipino	1,022	0.8
Japanese	54	0.0
Korean	111	0.1
Vietnamese	629	0.5
Other Asian ¹	398	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	65	0.1
Native Hawaiian	25	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	16	0.0
Samoan	11	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	13	0.0
Some other race	8,009	6.4
Two or more races	2,877	2.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	94,080	75.6
Black or African American	17,145	13.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,469	1.2
Asian	5,165	4.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	135	0.1
Some other race	9,513	7.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	124,523	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	19,500	15.7
Mexican	14,893	12.0
Puerto Rican	339	0.3
Cuban	128	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	4,140	3.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	105,023	84.3
White alone	81,388	65.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	124,523	100.0
In households	123,823	99.4
Householder	43,926	35.3
Spouse	24,776	19.9
Child	42,438	34.1
Own child under 18 years	34,344	27.6
Other relatives	7,558	6.1
Under 18 years	3,028	2.4
Nonrelatives	5,125	4.1
Unmarried partner	2,049	1.6
In group quarters	700	0.6
Institutionalized population	643	0.5
Noninstitutionalized population	57	0.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	43,926	100.0
Family households (families)	32,898	74.9
With own children under 18 years	18,915	43.1
Married-couple family	24,776	56.4
With own children under 18 years	13,850	31.5
Female householder, no husband present	6,134	14.0
With own children under 18 years	3,952	9.0
Nonfamily households	11,028	25.1
Householder living alone	9,034	20.6
Householder 65 years and over	2,156	4.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	20,670	47.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,447	14.7

Average household size	2.82	(X)
Average family size	3.27	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	46,245	100.0
Occupied housing units	43,926	95.0
Vacant housing units	2,319	5.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	90	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	43,926	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	28,762	65.5
Renter-occupied housing units	15,164	34.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.99	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.50	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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