Mesquite

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  2. Mesquite Statistics
  3. Mesquite Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Mesquite Employment Information
  5. Mesquite Family Information
  6. Mesquite Education Information
  7. Mesquite Public Benefits Information
  8. Mesquite Criminal Information
  9. Mesquite Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Mesquite Zip Codes


Mesquite Legal Resources Back to top

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Mesquite Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 9,389
  • Land Area (2000): 39.651 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.869 square kilometers
Mesquite Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 10,486 2002 10,212 2005 13,064
2000 12,162 2003 11,615 2006 13,975
2001 9,896 2004 12,272 2007 15,660

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Houses (2000): 4,442
Mesquite Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 8,934 94.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 570 6.00%

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Mesquite Employment Information Back to top
Mesquite Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 575 26.77%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 405 18.85%
3. Construction 276 12.85%
4. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 121 5.63%
5. Educational Services 78 3.63%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 63 2.93%
7. Public Administration 61 2.84%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 51 2.37%
9. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 46 2.14%
10. Other Transportation 43 2.00%
11. Finance and Insurance 37 1.72%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 37 1.72%
13. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 35 1.63%
14. Repair and Maintenance 34 1.58%
15. Health Care 26 1.21%
16. Department and Other General Stores 20 0.93%
17. Info Services and Data Processing 20 0.93%
18. Utilities 20 0.93%
19. Jewelry / Luggage and Leather Goods 19 0.88%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 19 0.88%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 457 28.94%
2. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 439 27.80%
3. Educational Services 118 7.47%
4. Food and Beverage Stores 69 4.37%
5. Finance and Insurance 62 3.93%
6. Health Care 48 3.04%
7. Social Assistance 43 2.72%
8. Public Administration 42 2.66%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 41 2.60%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 38 2.41%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 25 1.58%
12. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 23 1.46%
13. Construction 19 1.20%
14. Other Health and Personal Care Store 15 0.95%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 13 0.82%
16. Other Direct Selling Estab 13 0.82%
17. Private Household Services 13 0.82%
18. Food Manufacturing 12 0.76%
19. Metal Manufactuing 12 0.76%
20. Jewelry / Luggage and Leather Goods 11 0.70%

Mesquite Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 312 14.53%
2. Other Management Occupations 140 6.52%
3. Other Personal Care, Not child care 140 6.52%
4. Other Food Preparation and Servers 115 5.35%
5. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 93 4.33%
6. Other Protective Service Workers 82 3.82%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 82 3.82%
8. Other Construction Trades 68 3.17%
9. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 55 2.56%
10. Other Installation / Maintenance 54 2.51%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 50 2.33%
12. Construction Laborers 48 2.23%
13. Customer Service Representatives 46 2.14%
14. Top Executives 46 2.14%
15. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 45 2.09%
16. Waiters and Waitresses 43 2.00%
17. Cashiers 41 1.91%
18. Media and Communications Workers 39 1.82%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 34 1.58%
20. Other Health Occupations 33 1.54%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 198 12.54%
2. Cashiers 135 8.55%
3. Waiters and Waitresses 126 7.98%
4. Other Personal Care, Not child care 119 7.54%
5. Other Food Preparation and Servers 85 5.38%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 83 5.26%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 77 4.88%
8. Child Care Workers 65 4.12%
9. Secretaries and Admins 57 3.61%
10. Other Management Occupations 53 3.36%
11. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 45 2.85%
12. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 43 2.72%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 40 2.53%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 38 2.41%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 36 2.28%
16. Other Office and Admin Support 35 2.22%
17. Accountants and Auditors 26 1.65%
18. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 26 1.65%
19. Financial Managers 23 1.46%
20. Business Operations Specialists 22 1.39%

Mesquite Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,591 49.06%
15-35 hours 737 10.07%
1-14 hours 286 3.91%
No regular hours 2,705 36.96%

Mesquite Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 152 4.32%
5 AM-5:29 AM 93 2.65%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 188 5.35%
6 AM-6:29 AM 259 7.37%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 386 10.98%
7 AM-7:29 AM 326 9.27%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 391 11.12%
8 AM-8:29 AM 298 8.48%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 122 3.47%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 200 5.69%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 66 1.88%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 26 0.74%
Noon-3:59 PM 519 14.76%
4 PM-11:59 PM 490 13.94%

Mesquite Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 435 12.37%
5-9 1,732 49.26%
10-14 715 20.34%
15-19 295 8.39%
20-24 50 1.42%
25-29 5 0.14%
30-34 40 1.14%
35-39 59 1.68%
40-44 17 0.48%
45-59 28 0.80%
60-89 71 2.02%
At least 90 69 1.96%

Mesquite Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 39 1.11% 3,193 90.81%
30-44 0 0.00% 116 3.30%
45-59 0 0.00% 28 0.80%
At least 60 0 0.00% 140 3.98%

Mesquite Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 61 1.66%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 844 23.00%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,237 60.95%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 19 0.52%
Color 4 Box Other 42 1.14%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 39 1.06%
Color 6 Box Walked 274 7.47%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 154 4.20%

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Mesquite Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,547 (9,432 people)
Families (2000): 2,628 (8,090 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 766
People at same address in 1995: 1,829
Mesquite Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 177 4.99%
$10,000-$14,999 168 4.74%
$15,000-$19,999 234 6.60%
$20,000-$24,999 271 7.64%
$25,000-$29,999 215 6.06%
$30,000-$34,999 280 7.89%
$35,000-$39,999 402 11.33%
$40,000-$44,999 233 6.57%
$45,000-$49,999 193 5.44%
$50,000-$59,999 330 9.30%
$60,000-$74,999 422 11.90%
$75,000-$99,999 258 7.27%
$100,000-$124,999 148 4.17%
$125,000-$149,999 36 1.01%
$150,000-$199,999 78 2.20%
$200,000 or more 102 2.88%

Mesquite Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 712 20.35%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,328 37.96%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 176 5.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 437 12.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 30 0.86%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 338 9.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.20%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 224 6.40%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 135 3.86%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 108 3.09%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.03%

Mesquite Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,618 26.49%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,352 13.68%
Public Assistance 47 0.48%
Retirement 1,110 11.23%
Self Employment 289 2.92%
Social Security 1,265 12.80%
Supplemental Security 130 1.32%
Wage / Salary 2,555 25.85%
Other 517 5.23%

Mesquite Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,508 65.34%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 800 34.66%

Mesquite Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 305 8.19%
Color 1 Box Married 2,556 68.64%
Color 2 Box Never Married 739 19.84%
Color 3 Box Widowed 124 3.33%

Mesquite Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 441 11.96%
Color 1 Box Married 2,395 64.98%
Color 2 Box Never Married 536 14.54%
Color 3 Box Widowed 314 8.52%

Mesquite Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mesquite Education Information Back to top
Mesquite Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 589 8.32%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,180 16.67%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,311 32.65%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,690 23.88%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 374 5.28%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 596 8.42%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 338 4.78%

Mesquite Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 45 0.48% 58 0.62% 103 1.10%
Kindergarten 145 1.54% 0 0.00% 145 1.54%
Grades 1-4 477 5.08% 0 0.00% 477 5.08%
Grades 5-8 576 6.13% 21 0.22% 597 6.36%
Grades 9-12 415 4.42% 0 0.00% 415 4.42%
Undergrad college 193 2.06% 12 0.13% 205 2.18%
Graduate or professional school 78 0.83% 8 0.09% 86 0.92%
Total 1,929 20.55% 99 1.05% 2,028 21.60%

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Mesquite Public Benefits Information Back to top
Mesquite Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 8,406 89.76%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 959 10.24%

Mesquite Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mesquite Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 3
Mesquite Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 6.008 0.477 0.000 0.572 7.057 0.000 2.479 10.204 3.338 16.021
2000 0.822 0.411 0.082 0.658 1.973 0.000 2.960 8.962 1.973 13.896
2001 1.112 0.000 0.000 0.606 1.718 0.000 3.234 11.015 2.930 17.179
2002 0.979 0.000 0.000 0.392 1.371 0.000 1.665 16.941 3.819 22.425
2003 1.119 0.000 0.086 0.344 1.550 0.000 0.861 19.630 2.927 23.418
2004 0.652 0.163 0.000 0.326 1.141 0.000 0.326 20.942 3.178 24.446
2005 1.761 0.077 0.000 0.306 2.143 0.000 1.378 21.969 4.057 27.404
2006 1.789 0.143 0.072 0.215 2.218 0.000 1.073 20.751 3.936 25.760
2007 1.086 0.128 0.000 0.128 1.341 0.000 2.043 23.883 2.810 28.736

Mesquite Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 12 28
2005 11 29
2006 13 34
2007 15 32

Mesquite Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 242
2000 193
2001 187
2002 243

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Mesquite Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Mesquite Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,381 14.71%
10-19 Years 1,223 13.03%
20-29 Years 1,062 11.31%
30-39 Years 1,080 11.50%
40-49 Years 1,040 11.08%
50-59 Years 1,288 13.72%
60-69 Years 1,361 14.50%
70-79 Years 727 7.74%
80-89 Years 205 2.18%
90+ Years 22 0.23%

Mesquite Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,782 50.93%
Color 1 Box Female 4,607 49.07%

Mesquite Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 6,716 71.53%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,324 24.75%
Color 2 Box Asian 118 1.26%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 101 1.08%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 62 0.66%
Color 1 Box African-American 49 0.52%
Color 6 Box Other Race 12 0.13%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 7 0.07%

Mesquite Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. English 1,576 20.55%
2. German 1,442 18.80%
3. United States Or American 879 11.46%
4. Irish 724 9.44%
5. Norwegian 376 4.90%
6. Swedish 336 4.38%
7. French Non-Basque 275 3.59%
8. Italian 261 3.40%
9. Danish 259 3.38%
10. Scottish 204 2.66%

Mesquite Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 6,551 74.83%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,901 21.71%
3. Mon Khmer / Cambodian 45 0.51%
4. Vietnamese 39 0.45%
5. Japanese 29 0.33%
6. German 27 0.31%
7. Tagalog 24 0.27%
8. Armenian 23 0.26%
9. Scandinavian 22 0.25%
10. French 20 0.23%

Mesquite Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 7,988 84.05%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 502 5.28%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,014 10.67%

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Mesquite Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mesquite Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
89024 89027