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89027

Mesquite, NV · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
18,967
Median household income
$71,574
People below poverty
11.6%
Median home value
$362,400

Income

The median income of households in 89027 was $71,574. An estimated 3.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 89027 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.5
$10,000 to $14,999 1.6
$15,000 to $24,999 6
$25,000 to $34,999 9.5
$35,000 to $49,999 11.2
$50,000 to $74,999 20.6
$75,000 to $99,999 15.5
$100,000 to $149,999 21.3
$150,000 to $199,999 5.6
$200,000 or more 5.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 89027 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 52000
Female 37670

An estimated 55.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 62.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 44.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,744. 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 89027 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 55.9
Social Security 62.8
Retirement income 44.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 2.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 25.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 89027 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 25.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.5

In 2020-2024, 7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 54.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 89027 in 2020-2024, 88.9% had health insurance coverage and 11.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 59.7% and public coverage was 55%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 11.1%.


In 2020-2024, 89027 had a total population of 18,967 - 9,609 (50.7%) females and 9,358 (49.3%) males. The median age was 59.9 years. An estimated 15% of the population was under 18 years, 16.8% was 19 to 44 years, 25.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 41.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 89027 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 399 366
5 to 9 286 358
10 to 14 392 411
15 to 19 388 468
20 to 24 243 137
25 to 29 373 403
30 to 34 393 412
35 to 39 439 175
40 to 44 384 236
45 to 49 469 611
50 to 54 478 761
55 to 59 469 462
60 to 64 659 928
65 to 69 985 944
70 to 74 1143 1353
75 to 79 927 735
80 to 84 628 658
85 and over 303 191

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 73.5% were White; 0.4% were Black or African American; 17.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.5% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 13% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 28% of the people in 89027 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 67.5% of the people in 89027 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,318 households in 89027. The average household size was 2.27 people.

Married-couple households made up 56.5% of the households in 89027 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.8% of all households, while 17.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.2% of all households.

In 89027, 16.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 62.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 89027 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56.5
Cohabiting Couples 4.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.5% of males and 55.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 19.7 16
Now married, except separated 60.5 55.6
Separated 0.8 3.1
Widowed 6.8 14
Divorced 12.2 11.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 89027, 454 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 19.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 85.1% of the people living in 89027 were U.S. natives. 8.3% of the 89027 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 14.9% of 89027 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 41.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 81.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 89027 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 89027.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 89027 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 68.4
Asia 11.1
Europe 11.7
Africa 0
Northern America 7.7
Oceania 1.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 89027 in 2020-2024, 23.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 20.7% of people at least five years old; 10.3% 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 89027 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 20.7
Other Indo-European languages 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 89027 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 89027 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.9
Different house, same county 4.8
Different county, same state 0.4
Different state 6
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 89 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 89027 was 2,629 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 240 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,126. College or graduate school enrollment was 263.

Educational Attainment of People in 89027 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11
High school diploma or equivalency 34.8
Some college, no degree 24.5
Associate's degree 7.8
Bachelor's degree 14.9
Graduate or professional degree 6.9

Disability

In 89027, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.6% of people under 18 years old, to 13.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 89027, 39.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 58.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 88.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,700 88.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 538 8.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 221 3.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 89027 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 89027 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.5
Construction 7.3
Manufacturing 6.7
Wholesale trade 0.2
Retail trade 15.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.4
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 14.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 27.9
Other Services, except public administration 2.6
Public administration 2.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 89027 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,366 21.1
Service occupations 2,059 31.9
Sales and office occupations 1,442 22.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 556 8.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,036 16

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.4% of 89027 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 89027 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1
Walked 3.6
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 8

In 2020-2024, 89027 had a total of 10,449 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.2% 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"). 23.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 89027 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 23.2
Mobile homes 3.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

20.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 89027 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 54.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 89027 had 8,318 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,131 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.1% while renters occupied 21.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.27 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.26.

3.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 0.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4% and another 16.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 89027:

House Heating Fuel Used in 89027 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 5.8
Electricity 93.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 89027 was $362,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 48.5 % had a mortgage. 51.5% 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 $1,546 and for owners without a mortgage it was $477.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 89027 was $1,174. 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.