Living in Mesquite Independent School District, Texas

Overview

A total of 55,166 households are located in Mesquite Independent School District area. Among them, 24,444 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.70 people. The total number of children in the region is 66,057 and 51,519 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

15% (26,825) of residents are non-citizens and 40% (69,160) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Mesquite Independent School District, Texas
Household	55,166
Population	174,080
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	24,444 (44%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	66,057
Total Students	51,519
Pre-Kindergarten	2,954
Kindergarten	2,884
Grade 1-8	25,034
Grade 9-12	11,747
College/Graduate School	8,900
Veterans	122,160
Non-citizen	26,825
Non-English Home Language	69,160
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

127,513 residents are over the age of 16 and 86,884 people are in labor force. Among them, 86,862 people are in civilian labor force and 22 are in armed labor force. 82,764 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Mesquite Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	80,200	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	64,295	80.17%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	11,636	14.51%
Public transportation	459	0.57%
Walked	496	0.62%
Other method	1,591	1.98%
Worked from home	1,723	2.15%
Average Commute Time	33 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	82,764	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	20,360	24.60%
Service	15,428	18.64%
Sales and office	20,709	25.02%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	13,106	15.84%
Production, transportation, and material moving	13,161	15.90%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	82,764	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	311	0.38%
Construction	11,140	13.46%
Manufacturing	6,293	7.60%
Wholesale trade	2,743	3.31%
Retail trade	8,980	10.85%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	6,395	7.73%
Information	2,118	2.56%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5,401	6.53%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	8,812	10.65%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	16,960	20.49%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	7,597	9.18%
Other services, except public administration	4,038	4.88%
Public administration	1,976	2.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	82,764	-
Private wage and salary workers	67,922	82.07%
Government workers	8,977	10.85%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	5,719	6.91%
Unpaid family workers	146	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $67,221 for the 55,166 households in Mesquite Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $30,897. 134,423 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 77.17%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	55,166	-
Less than $10,000	2,779	5.04%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,396	4.34%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,515	8.18%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,885	10.67%
$35,000 - $49,999	8,267	14.99%
$50,000 - $74,999	12,792	23.19%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,438	13.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,712	13.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,482	4.50%
More than $200,000	900	1.63%
Median Household Income	$56,504	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$67,221	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	40,910	-
Less than $10,000	1,859	4.54%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,288	3.15%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,535	6.20%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,042	9.88%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,785	14.14%
$50,000 - $74,999	9,631	23.54%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,045	14.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,633	16.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,313	5.65%
More than $200,000	779	1.90%

Median Family Income	$62,598	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$72,795	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,897	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,259	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,259	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	174,192	-
With health insurance coverage	134,423	77.17%
Public coverage	57,991	33.29%
Private health insurance	87,284	50.11%
Without health insurance coverage	39,769	22.83%

Housing

There are 59,515 housing units in Mesquite Independent School District area, Texas with 55,166 units (92.69%) occupied. 33,120 houses (60.04%) are occupied by owner and 22,046 houses (39.96%) are rented. The average housing value is $136,600 and the average rental cost is $1,101. 937 houses (1.57%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,056 houses (1.77%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	59,515	-
Occupied	55,166	92.69%
Owner Occupied	33,120	60.04%
Renter Occupied	22,046	39.96%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	40,012	67.23%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,454	2.44%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	14,829	24.92%
Mobile Homes	3,200	5.38%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	20	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	59,515	-
Built 2014 or later	937	1.57%
Built 2010 - 2013	959	1.61%
Built 2000 - 2009	6,881	11.56%
Built 1990 - 1999	10,089	16.95%
Built 1980 - 1989	15,961	26.82%
Built 1970 - 1979	9,924	16.67%
Built 1960 - 1969	7,882	13.24%
Built 1950 - 1959	5,826	9.79%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,056	1.77%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	59,515	-
1 room	834	1.40%
2 rooms	839	1.41%
3 rooms	5,897	9.91%
4 rooms	9,813	16.49%
5 rooms	13,245	22.25%
6 rooms	13,356	22.44%
7 rooms	7,757	13.03%
8 rooms	4,291	7.21%
9 rooms or more	3,483	5.85%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	59,515	-
no bedroom	931	1.56%
1 bedroom	7,094	11.92%
2 bedrooms	10,202	17.14%
3 bedrooms	29,942	50.31%
4 bedrooms	9,818	16.50%
5 bedrooms or more	1,528	2.57%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	33,120	-
Less than $50,000	2,588	7.81%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,564	19.82%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,896	29.88%
$150,000 - $199,999	9,058	27.35%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,013	12.12%
$300,000 - $499,999	753	2.27%
$500,000 - $999,999	174	0.53%
$1,000,000 or more	74	0.22%
Median House Value	$136,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	21,274	-
Less than $500	660	3.10%
$500 - $999	7,721	36.29%
$1,000 - $1,499	9,363	44.01%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,090	14.52%
$2,000 - $2,499	295	1.39%
$2,500 - $2,999	50	0.24%
$3,000 or more	95	0.45%
Median Rental Costs	$1,101	-

Demographic

A total of 174,802 people lives in Mesquite Independent School District area, Texas with 84,400 male and 90,402 female. The males to female ratio is 48.28 to 51.72. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	174,802	-
Male	84,400	48.28%
Female	90,402	51.72%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	174,802	-
Under 5 years	13,633	7.80%
5 - 9 years	14,886	8.52%
10 - 14 years	15,923	9.11%
15 - 19 years	13,425	7.68%
20 - 24 years	12,496	7.15%
25 - 34 years	23,570	13.48%
35 - 44 years	23,718	13.57%
45 - 54 years	21,707	12.42%
55 - 59 years	9,943	5.69%
60 - 64 years	8,085	4.63%
65 - 74 years	10,577	6.05%
75 - 84 years	4,799	2.75%
85 years and older	2,040	1.17%
Median Age	32.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	174,802	-
One Race	169,613	97.03%
White	114,200	65.33%
Black or African American	42,597	24.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,100	0.63%
Asian	4,188	2.40%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	60	0.03%
Other	7,468	4.27%

Two or more races	5,189	2.97%
White and Black or African American	1,980	1.13%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	445	0.25%
White and Asian	512	0.29%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	275	0.16%

Living in Mesquite Independent School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic