Mesquite, Nevada demographics

Mesquite, NV demographics: median age 63.4; 23.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Mesquite city, Nevada · Incorporated city · GEOID 3246000. The survey estimates a population of 22,059 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Mesquite is 63.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 10,016 households (±321). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	63.4 ±1.6	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,059
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Under 18	2,862 ±385	13.0% ±1.7 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	2,197 ±381	10.0% ±1.7 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	6,676 ±617	30.3% ±2.8 pp	38.9%	38.0%
65 and older	10,324 ±670	46.8% ±3.0 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,059
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Male	10,809 ±383	49.0% ±1.7 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	11,250 ±383	51.0% ±1.7 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,059
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
White alone	16,756 ±865	76.0% ±3.9 pp	49.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	149 ±97 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	9.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	228 ±148 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	353 ±122	1.6% ±0.6 pp	9.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	28 ±36 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,984 ±530	9.0% ±2.4 pp	12.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,561 ±847	11.6% ±3.8 pp	17.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,059
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,619 ±856	75.3% ±3.9 pp	70.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,440 ±851	24.7% ±3.9 pp	29.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,016
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,902 ±354	58.9% ±3.0 pp	44.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	402 ±148	4.0% ±1.5 pp	6.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	565 ±186	5.6% ±1.8 pp	13.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,516 ±365	25.1% ±3.6 pp	28.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	631 ±208	6.3% ±2.1 pp	8.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,016
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,390 ±161	13.9% ±1.5 pp	29.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,626 ±394	86.1% ±2.8 pp	70.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,016
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,516 ±365	25.1% ±3.6 pp	28.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,502 ±431	54.9% ±3.9 pp	33.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	913 ±251	9.1% ±2.5 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	655 ±192	6.5% ±1.9 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	208 ±90	2.1% ±0.9 pp	6.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	138 ±83 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	84 ±76 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,059
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Native	19,073 ±484	86.5% ±2.2 pp	80.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,986 ±476	13.5% ±2.2 pp	19.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 21,284
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
English only	16,944 ±799	79.6% ±3.7 pp	70.5%	77.7%
Spanish	3,810 ±810	17.9% ±3.8 pp	19.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	53 ±73 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	55 ±51 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	54 ±81 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	86 ±104 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.3%	2.0%
Korean	37 ±50 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	7 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	183 ±86	0.9% ±0.4 pp	3.0%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	12 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	42 ±61 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 18,601
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,841 ±332	9.9% ±1.8 pp	12.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,010 ±571	32.3% ±3.0 pp	27.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,764 ±509	25.6% ±2.7 pp	23.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,580 ±261	8.5% ±1.4 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,932 ±325	15.8% ±1.7 pp	18.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,474 ±286	7.9% ±1.5 pp	9.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 21,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nevada	U.S.
Same house	19,333 ±508	88.1% ±2.3 pp	85.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	968 ±285	4.4% ±1.3 pp	8.8%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	82 ±134 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,414 ±374	6.4% ±1.7 pp	4.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	154 ±188 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.8% of Mesquite residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.4% in Nevada and 8.4% nationally. 93.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mesquite	Nevada	U.S.	Compared with Nevada
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.8% ±1.9 pp	11.4%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.4% ±1.1 pp	92.0%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	13.1% ±1.6 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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