Mesquite

Population & Demographics

Mesquite, TX

Mesquite is home to 149,299 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 65,990 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
149,299
people
Population

149,299 residents

Median age 32.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Mesquite population & demographics

Who lives in Mesquite — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
149,299
Median age
32.9yrs
Median household income
$72,537
Median home value
$245,700
Median gross rent
$1,513/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
19.6%
Poverty rate
13.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Mesquite

How Mesquite breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino44.0%
Black26.8%
White22.5%
Two or more races3.3%
Asian3.0%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Mesquite

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Mesquite.

Mesquite at a glance
Employed Residents
65,990
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dallas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Mesquite proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Mesquite commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

38
Commute Score

38 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Mesquite

65,990 commutes, one dot at a time

Mesquite

Where 65,990 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Mesquite, by worker count.

1Dallas10.7 mi23,048
2Mesquite0.0 mi7,739
3Garland8.5 mi3,634
4Richardson14.3 mi2,489
5Irving21.6 mi2,132
6Plano20.5 mi2,078
7Fort Worth42.4 mi1,972
8Arlington30.4 mi1,215

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Mesquite.

1Dallas10.7 mi10,851
2Mesquite0.0 mi7,739
3Garland8.5 mi3,159
4Fort Worth42.4 mi1,405
5Rowlett9.7 mi1,036
6Balch Springs4.2 mi1,032
7Forney8.8 mi930
8Arlington30.4 mi802

Top industries

The sectors that employ Mesquite’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance16.4%
RTRetail Trade16.3%
EDEducational Services12.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.6%
TRTransportation and Warehousing9.9%
COConstruction7.9%
MFManufacturing6.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.2%
WSWholesale Trade3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Mesquite

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps6%
See all internet providers in Mesquite

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).