Mesquite, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 124,578 (Urban population: 123,904, Rural population: 674 (21 farm, 653 nonfarm))

Mesquite, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 46,411 (44,077 occupied: 28,882 owner occupied, 15,195 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	36%

Housing density: 1069 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $111,200 (lower quartile is $88,200, upper quartile is $139,400)

Median contract rent in 2005: $673 (lower quartile is $542, upper quartile is $815)

Housing units in Mesquite with a mortgage: 21,841 (1,052 second mortgage, 866 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,936

Median year house/condo built: 1981

Median year apartment built: 1982

Household type by relationship

Households: 123,880

In family households: 110,204 (24,530 male householders, 8,438 female householders)
25,711 spouses, 42,223 children (38,064 natural, 910 adopted, 3,249 stepchildren), 2,534 grandchildren, 1,119 brothers or sisters, 1,021 parents, 2,245 other relatives, 2,383 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,676 (4,853 male householders (3,652 living alone)), 6,172 female householders (5,380 living alone)), 2,651 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 698 (645 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,904 2-persons, 8,444 3-persons, 7,892 4-persons, 3,687 5-persons, 1,462 6-persons, 579 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,032 1-person, 1,609 2-persons, 241 3-persons, 97 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

26,005 married couples with children.
8,339 single-parent households (1,754 men, 6,585 women).

83.1% of residents of Mesquite speak English at home.
11.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 11,409 (9.2%)
(36.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mesquite, Texas:

1 room: 37
2 rooms: 113
3 rooms: 1,417
4 rooms: 1,233
5 rooms: 7,777
6 rooms: 9,160
7 rooms: 5,012
8 rooms: 2,568
9 or more rooms: 1,565

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mesquite, Texas:

1 room: 753
2 rooms: 1,553
3 rooms: 3,708
4 rooms: 3,823
5 rooms: 3,066
6 rooms: 1,498
7 rooms: 586
8 rooms: 153
9 or more rooms: 55

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,829
1995 to 1998: 3,113
1990 to 1994: 4,398
1980 to 1989: 14,684
1970 to 1979: 8,715
1960 to 1969: 7,264
1950 to 1959: 5,407
1940 to 1949: 677
1939 or earlier: 324

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mesquite:

no bedroom: 251
1 bedroom: 710
2 bedrooms: 2,664
3 bedrooms: 19,100
4 bedrooms: 5,543
5 or more bedrooms: 614

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mesquite:

no bedroom: 902
1 bedroom: 5,395
2 bedrooms: 4,799
3 bedrooms: 3,575
4 bedrooms: 495
5 or more bedrooms: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Mesquite in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 716
1 vehicle: 6,857
2 vehicles: 14,742
3 vehicles: 5,064
4 vehicles: 1,222
5 or more vehicles: 281

Cars and other vehicles available in Mesquite in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,359
1 vehicle: 7,867
2 vehicles: 4,657
3 vehicles: 1,052
4 vehicles: 142
5 or more vehicles: 118

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Mesquite, TX:

Less than $10,000: 11
$10,000 to $14,999: 29
$15,000 to $19,999: 60
$20,000 to $24,999: 70
$25,000 to $29,999: 143
$30,000 to $34,999: 195
$35,000 to $39,999: 486
$40,000 to $49,999: 1587
$50,000 to $59,999: 2786
$60,000 to $69,999: 3153
$70,000 to $79,999: 3193
$80,000 to $89,999: 3957
$90,000 to $99,999: 3717
$100,000 to $124,999: 4158
$125,000 to $149,999: 2499
$150,000 to $174,999: 1003
$175,000 to $199,999: 374
$200,000 to $249,999: 230
$250,000 to $299,999: 35
$300,000 to $399,999: 25
$400,000 to $499,999: 21
$500,000 to $749,999: 13
$750,000 to $999,999: 8
$1,000,000 or more: 24

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Mesquite:

Less than $100: 196
$100 to $149: 107
$150 to $199: 78
$200 to $249: 100
$250 to $299: 159
$300 to $349: 173
$350 to $399: 433
$400 to $449: 798
$450 to $499: 1350
$500 to $549: 2018
$550 to $599: 2401
$600 to $649: 1727
$650 to $699: 1579
$700 to $749: 1262
$750 to $799: 780
$800 to $899: 825
$900 to $999: 437
$1,000 to $1,249: 335
$1,250 to $1,499: 17
$1,500 to $1,999: 47
$2,000 or more: 12
No cash rent: 361

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 2,623
1990 to 1994: 2,248
1985 to 1989: 2,062
1980 to 1984: 2,092
1975 to 1979: 1,030
1970 to 1974: 579
1970 to 1974: 348
1965 to 1969: 427

Mesquite, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.9%
Number of people working at home: 1,445 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1121
5 to 9 minutes: 4643
10 to 14 minutes: 7746
15 to 19 minutes: 7033
20 to 24 minutes: 7817
25 to 29 minutes: 3354
30 to 34 minutes: 11380
35 to 39 minutes: 2250
40 to 44 minutes: 2742
45 to 59 minutes: 8651
60 to 89 minutes: 3897
90 or more minutes: 1256

Mesquite mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 51,325 (81%)
Carpooled: 9,179 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 339 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 34 (0%)
Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 53 (0%)
Motorcycle: 85 (0%)
Bicycle: 71 (0%)
Walked: 512 (1%)
Other means: 285 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,445 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2118
$10,000 to $14,999: 1567
$15,000 to $19,999: 1857
$20,000 to $24,999: 2375
$25,000 to $29,999: 2602
$30,000 to $34,999: 2942
$35,000 to $39,999: 2878
$40,000 to $44,999: 2803
$45,000 to $49,999: 2580
$50,000 to $59,999: 4784
$60,000 to $74,999: 6400
$75,000 to $99,999: 6207
$100,000 to $124,999: 2571
$125,000 to $149,999: 1221
$150,000 to $199,999: 653
$200,000 or more: 435

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 43419
United States or American: 15311
German: 8681
English: 7539
Irish: 6945
Italian: 1886
French (except Basque): 1762
Scotch-Irish: 1367
Scottish: 1140
Subsaharan African:: 1130
European: 1027
Dutch: 1013
Polish: 763
Arab:: 593
African: 548
Czech: 424
Swedish: 408
Nigerian: 383
Norwegian: 374
Welsh: 345
French Canadian: 227
Arab/Arabic: 185
Russian: 179
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 178
British: 167
Czechoslovakian: 165
Palestinian: 143
Greek: 131
Iranian: 121
Lebanese: 112
Jordanian: 102
Jamaican: 101
Danish: 69
Ghanian: 67
Lithuanian: 67
Portuguese: 65
Sierra Leonean: 63
Slovak: 62
Swiss: 60
Romanian: 57
Scandinavian: 56
Hungarian: 55
Finnish: 54
Canadian: 52
Ethiopian: 49
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 47
Serbian: 43
Austrian: 40
Celtic: 35
Dutch West Indian: 30
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 28
Ukrainian: 27
Egyptian: 23
Northern European: 22
Syrian: 20
Brazilian: 20
New Zealander: 18
Armenian: 17
South African: 15
Croatian: 11
Eastern European: 10
Yugoslavian: 10
Pennsylvania German: 9
Belgian: 9
Iraqi: 8
Alsatian: 8
Slovene: 6
Other Subsaharan African: 5
Acadian/Cajun: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (48%)
India (14%)
Philippines (6%)
Nigeria (3%)
Vietnam (2%)
El Salvador (2%)
Other Western Asia (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 83907
Northeast: 2387
Midwest: 8069
South: 13191
West: 4802

50% of Mesquite residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 297
Nursery to 4th grade: 106
5th and 6th grade: 705
7th and 8th grade: 658
9th grade: 903
10th grade: 1,270
11th grade: 1,030
12th grade, no diploma: 1,329
High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,715
Less than 1 year of college: 3,466
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,150
Associate degree: 2,494
Bachelor's degree: 4,935
Master's degree: 1,550
Professional school degree: 272
Doctorate degree: 118

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 324
Nursery to 4th grade: 212
5th and 6th grade: 500
7th and 8th grade: 846
9th grade: 862
10th grade: 1,180
11th grade: 1,124
12th grade, no diploma: 1,459
High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,569
Less than 1 year of college: 4,650
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,032
Associate degree: 2,641
Bachelor's degree: 4,869
Master's degree: 1,748
Professional school degree: 381
Doctorate degree: 84

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 15.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.7%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,572
Black householders: $49,036
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $44,375
Asian householders: $59,167
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $21,250
Some other race householders: $42,908
Two or more races householders: $40,816
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $43,401

Mesquite household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Mesquite household income for Black or African American householders

Mesquite household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Mesquite household income for Asian householders

Mesquite household income for some other race householders

Mesquite household income for two or more races householders

Mesquite household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Mesquite marital status for males

Mesquite marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $83,700
Black or African American householders: $99,200
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $71,300
Asian householders: $104,500
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $32,500
Some other race householders: $76,200
Two or more races householders: $86,400
Hispanic or Latino householders: $76,900

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 33,150
One, attached: 1,292
Two: 131
3 or 4: 1,427
5 to 9: 3,195
10 to 19: 2,791
20 to 49: 1,495
50 or more: 2,805
Mobile homes: 77
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 48

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mesquite:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (60%)
Electricity (39%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (78%)
Utility gas (21%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,309

Here:	7.3%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 411

Here:	5.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 668

Here:	15.1%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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