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75181

Mesquite, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
29,788
Median household income
$111,052
People below poverty
13.9%
Median home value
$312,400

Income

The median income of households in 75181 was $111,052. An estimated 2.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 16.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 75181 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5
$15,000 to $24,999 4.4
$25,000 to $34,999 3.9
$35,000 to $49,999 9
$50,000 to $74,999 13.4
$75,000 to $99,999 10.2
$100,000 to $149,999 22.8
$150,000 to $199,999 15.3
$200,000 or more 16.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 75181 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59694
Female 60667

An estimated 88.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 26.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,405. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 75181 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 88.8
Social Security 26.4
Retirement income 30.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.1
Cash public assistance income 2.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 2.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 75181 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 2.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.1

In 2020-2024, 13.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 85.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 24.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 80% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 75181 in 2020-2024, 89.4% had health insurance coverage and 10.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.8% and public coverage was 31.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.3%.


In 2020-2024, 75181 had a total population of 29,788 - 15,972 (53.6%) females and 13,816 (46.4%) males. The median age was 30.5 years. An estimated 34.1% of the population was under 18 years, 28.1% was 19 to 44 years, 24.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 75181 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1380 1865
5 to 9 1132 1398
10 to 14 1089 1237
15 to 19 1438 1848
20 to 24 929 859
25 to 29 785 652
30 to 34 1357 945
35 to 39 618 1120
40 to 44 465 640
45 to 49 519 1193
50 to 54 1183 757
55 to 59 769 862
60 to 64 1008 898
65 to 69 446 673
70 to 74 451 532
75 to 79 189 174
80 to 84 8 127
85 and over 50 192

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 18.4% were White; 49% were Black or African American; 3.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.6% were Asian; 23.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 20.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 27.5% of the people in 75181 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 14.3% of the people in 75181 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,078 households in 75181. The average household size was 3.69 people.

Married-couple households made up 60.7% of the households in 75181 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.5% of all households, while 8.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 2.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 7.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 10.1% of all households.

In 75181, 50% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 75181 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 60.7
Cohabiting Couples 4.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
8.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.6% of males and 48.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 37.9 34
Now married, except separated 54.6 48.8
Separated 0.9 2.1
Widowed 0.8 4
Divorced 5.9 11.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 75181, 1,001 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 25.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 81.4% of the people living in 75181 were U.S. natives. 63.4% of the 75181 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 18.6% of 75181 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 40.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 75181 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 75181.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 75181 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 55.2
Asia 15.6
Europe 3
Africa 25.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 75181 in 2020-2024, 31.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 23% of people at least five years old; 9.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 75181 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 23
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.1
Other languages 4.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 75181 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 75181 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.3
Different house, same county 5.5
Different county, same state 6.1
Different state 1.3
Abroad 1.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 75181 was 9,707 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 910 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,284. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,513.

Educational Attainment of People in 75181 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.3
High school diploma or equivalency 25.9
Some college, no degree 26.1
Associate's degree 10.4
Bachelor's degree 14.4
Graduate or professional degree 11.9

Disability

In 75181, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.1% of people under 18 years old, to 7.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 75181, 66.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,247 80.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,871 13.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 751 5.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 75181 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 75181 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 8.8
Manufacturing 6.7
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 10
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.5
Other Services, except public administration 4.8
Public administration 3.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 75181 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,156 36.9
Service occupations 2,315 16.6
Sales and office occupations 2,290 16.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,480 10.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,716 19.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.3% of 75181 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 18.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 35.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 75181 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 18.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 0.3
Other means 0.9
Worked from home 8.7

In 2020-2024, 75181 had a total of 8,504 housing units. Of these housing units, 91.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 2.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 75181 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 91.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.9
Mobile homes 5.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 75181 was 7.1 rooms, and of these housing units 93.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 75181 had 8,078 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 426 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.8% while renters occupied 16.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 4.51.

5.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 2.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.2% and another 35.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 75181:

House Heating Fuel Used in 75181 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 53
Electricity 46
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 75181 was $312,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 71 % had a mortgage. 29% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,110 and for owners without a mortgage it was $981.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 75181 was $2,423. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.