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Mesquite, Texas QuickFacts

	Mesquite, Texas	United States
Total population	124,523	281,421,906
State	Texas
City	mesquite

Mesquite, Texas Population

	Mesquite, Texas	%, Mesquite, Texas	United States
Male	59,987	48.17%	49.06%
Female	64,536	51.83%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.9		35.3

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	Mesquite, Texas	%, Mesquite, Texas	United States
18 years and over	86,542	69.5%	74.31%
21 years and over	81,234	65.24%	69.97%
62 years and over	11,090	8.91%	14.66%
65 years and over	8,892	7.14%	12.43%

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	Mesquite, Texas	%, Mesquite, Texas	United States
White	91,572	73.54%	75.14%
Black or African American	16,585	13.32%	12.32%
Asian	4,665	3.75%	3.64%
Some other race	8,824	7.09%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,877	2.31%	2.43%

Mesquite, Texas Housing

	Mesquite, Texas	%, Mesquite, Texas	United States
Total households	43,926		105,480,101
Family households (families)	32,898	74.89%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	11,028	25.11%	31.94%

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	Mesquite, Texas	%, Mesquite, Texas	United States
Total housing units	46,411		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,319	5.0%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	43,926	94.65%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	28,762	61.97%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	15,164	32.67%	30.77%

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	Mesquite, Texas	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,581	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	16,806	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	6,657	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,377	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	265	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	46	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	21	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	24	0.57%
Median (dollars)	85,500	119,600

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	Mesquite, Texas	%, Mesquite, Texas	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	10,451	23.79%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	13,728	31.25%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	7,240	16.48%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	6,332	14.42%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,612	8.22%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,714	6.18%	9.65%

Mesquite, Texas Education

	Mesquite, Texas	%, Mesquite, Texas	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	36,375		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,411	6.63%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,150	5.91%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	18,035	49.58%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	8,260	22.71%	21.38%
College or graduate school	5,519	15.17%	22.81%

Mesquite, Texas Economy

	Mesquite, Texas	%, Mesquite, Texas	United States
Population 16 years and over	90,938		217,168,077
In labor force	67,097	73.78%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	67,047	73.73%	63.39%
- - Employed	64,561	70.99%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,486	2.73%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	50	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	23,841	26.22%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	48,174	52.97%	51.66%
In labor force	32,315	35.54%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	32,291	35.51%	29.65%
- - Employed	30,972	34.06%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	11,020	12.12%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	7,361		12,787,501

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	Mesquite, Texas	%, Mesquite, Texas	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	43,993		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,118	4.81%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,567	3.56%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,232	9.62%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,544	12.6%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	8,261	18.78%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	11,184	25.42%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,207	14.11%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,792	8.62%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	653	1.48%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	435	0.99%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	50,424		41,994

	Mesquite, Texas	%, Mesquite, Texas	United States
With earnings	40,087	44.08%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	56,782		56,604
With Social Security income	7,195	7.91%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,998		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,039	1.14%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,805		6,320
With public assistance income	839	0.92%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,746		3,032
With retirement income	4,980	5.48%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,782		17,376

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