Mesquite Population and Demographics

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Mesquite City, Texas Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Mesquite Population: 124523 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 59987 48.17% Female 64536 51.83%       Under 5 years 9634 7.74% 5 to 9 years 10712 8.6% 10 to 14 years 11277 9.06% 15 to 19 years 10022 8.05% 20 to 24 years 7824 6.28% 25 to 34 years 18934 15.21% 35 to 44 years 23235 18.66% 45 to 54 years 15381 12.35% 55 to 59 years 4790 3.85% 60 to 64 years 3822 3.07% 65 to 74 years 5391 4.33% 75 to 84 years 2576 2.07% 85 years and over 925 0.74%       Median age (years) 31.9       18 years and over 86542 69.5% Male 40795 32.76% Female 45747 36.74% 21 years and over 81234 65.24% 62 years and over 11090 8.91% 65 years and over 8892 7.14% Male 3443 2.76% Female 5449 4.38%       Race     One race 121646 97.69% White 91572 73.54% Black or African American 16585 13.32% American Indian and Alaska Native 750 0.6% Asian 4665 3.75% Asian indian 2282 1.83% Chinese 169 0.14% Filipino 1022 0.82% Japanese 54 0.04% Korean 111 0.09% Vietnamese 629 0.51% Other Asian 398 0.32% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 65 0.05% Native Hawaiian 25 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 16 0.01% Samoan 11 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 13 0.01% Some other race 8009 6.43% Two or more races 2877 2.31%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 124523 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 19500 15.66% Mexican 14893 11.96% Puerto Rican 339 0.27% Cuban 128 0.1% Other Hispanic or Latino 4140 3.32% Not Hispanic or Latino 105023 84.34% White alone 81388 65.36%       Relationship     Total Population 124523 100.00% In households 123823 99.44% Householder 43926 35.28% Spouse 24776 19.9% Child 42438 34.08% Own child under 18 years 34344 27.58% Other relatives 7558 6.07% Under 18 years 3028 2.43% Nonrelatives 5125 4.12% Unmarried partner 2049 1.65% In group quarters 700 0.56% Institutionalized population 643 0.52% Non-Institutionalized population 57 0.05%       Households by Type     Total Households 43926 100.0 % Family households (families) 32898 74.89% With own children under 18 years 18915 43.06% Married-couple family 24776 56.4% With own children under 18 years 13850 31.53% Female householder, no husband present 6134 13.96% With own children under 18 years 3952 9% Non Family households 11028 25.11% Householder living alone 9034 20.57% Householder 65 years and over 2156 4.91%       Households with individuals under 18 years 20670 47.06% Households with individuals 65 years and over 6447 14.68%       Average Household size 2.82 Average family size 3.27       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 46245 100.00% Occupied housing units 43926 94.99% Vacant housing units 2319 5.01% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 90 0.19% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.5       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 43926 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 28762 65.48% Renter-occupied housing units. 15164 34.52%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.99 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.5

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