City safety & data profile

MesquiteNV

Mesquite, NV is a 17K-resident city in Clark County with a median household income of $75,227.

Clark County, Nevada. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Mesquite, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Mesquite has a population larger than 36% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $388,600, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-16
17K
Population (place)
Bottom 37%
By size
$75,227
Median income (place)
$388,600
Median home (place)
10.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Mesquite

Mesquite posts a median household income higher than 44% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Mesquite area.

Bottom 45%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Mesquite

Composite score · Mesquite, NV

39/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Poverty rate C-
10.6%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Household income D
$75,227

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Violent crime F
355 /100k

FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.

Bachelor's+ share F
23.7%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Mesquite in context: the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).

Where Mesquite income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$75,227 Bottom 44% higher than 44% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Mesquite $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Population ranking: NV

Population among 22 NV places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows By headcount, Las Vegas ranks #1 here -- income honors go to Spanish Springs.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Top earners by city in NV

The same 22-city NV pool, sorted by median household income instead of headcount. Tooltip carries the population rank.

median

What this shows Income honors go to Spanish Springs here -- by headcount, that title belongs to Las Vegas.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Mesquite, NV beyond the headline numbers

Mesquite sits inside Clark County, Nevada, at roughly 36.81°N, -114.07°W. Population 17,496, $75,227 median household income. Median home value $388,600, median rent $1,181. Poverty rate 10.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Mesquite, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER. Climate: 65.5°F annual average, 5.9" precipitation.

At 63.4 years, Mesquite's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 10.5% in Mesquite, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

A median home in Mesquite runs about 5.2 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

23.7% of Mesquite adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the midpoint of reporting cities.

Median rent in Mesquite, NV runs $1,181/month, below the midpoint for reporting cities.

Unemployment in Mesquite sits at 5.7%, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 10.2% of Mesquite workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

At 10.6%, poverty in Mesquite, NV runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Mesquite from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Looking Back a Decade 2013–2024

County-level trend (Clark County): Mesquite's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
2.3M+18%
Median Income
$76,472+45%
Median Home Value
$431,000+161%
Poverty Rate
13%-14%
Unemployment
7.5%-40%

Economics

Mesquite's median rent of $1,181/mo runs 23% below the tracked-city average, the most notable of the economic figures Areazine tracks here. Median household income also diverges: $75,227, 16% below average.

Economics indicators for Mesquite, NV
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,181/mo
Poverty Rate
10.6% -15% vs avg
Unemployment 5.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 23.7%
Work From Home 10.2%
Public Transit 0.9%

Population

White 76%
African American 0.7%
Asian 1.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
45.6%
Short Sleep Duration
35.1%
Obesity
29.5%
Physical Inactivity
27.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
17.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.4%
Diabetes
15.2%
Current Smoking
13.8%
Lack of Health Insurance
13.6%
Binge Drinking
11.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 61.6%
Annual Checkup 80.9%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
10.5%
Current Asthma
10%
Stroke
5.1%

Nearby Healthcare 1 total

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
MESA VIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL
MESQUITE · Critical Access Hospitals · ER
★★☆☆☆

Climate

NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Avg Temperature
66°F
Annual Rainfall
5.9"
Hot Months (>80°F)
5
Cold Months (<40°F)
0
60°
30°
Jan
0.8"
65°
35°
Feb
0.9"
73°
40°
Mar
0.6"
81°
46°
Apr
0.3"
90°
55°
May
0.1"
101°
63°
Jun
0.1"
106°
71°
Jul
0.3"
105°
70°
Aug
0.7"
97°
60°
Sep
0.4"
84°
48°
Oct
0.6"
69°
36°
Nov
0.5"
59°
29°
Dec
0.6"

Cost of Living

BEA 2024
100.2 Regional Price Parity

0.2% above national average

US avg
100.2

Metro area: Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV (MSA)

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.

Flood Insurance Claims History

FEMA NFIP, county-level
25
Claims filed
$931K
Total paid out
X
Most common flood zone

Clark County has recorded 25 National Flood Insurance Program claims totaling $931K in payouts since 2016.

The largest single contributor was Las Vegas Flash Flooding, accounting for 2 claims.

Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.

What alerts and safety updates affect Mesquite?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Mesquite right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet NV-MESQUITE-NV · Mesquite

Mesquite: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Mesquite; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Nevada state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 9

What is the population of Mesquite, NV? ▼
Mesquite, NV has a population of 17,496 people, located in Clark County, Nevada.
What is the median household income in Mesquite? ▼
The median household income in Mesquite, NV is $75,227 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10.6%.
What is the median home value in Mesquite? ▼
The median home value in Mesquite, NV is $388,600. Median rent is $1,181/month.
What are the top health concerns in Mesquite? ▼
The top health indicators in Mesquite include High Blood Pressure (45.6%), Short Sleep Duration (35.1%), Obesity (29.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Mesquite? ▼
Mesquite has 1 hospital with an average rating of 2/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Mesquite? ▼
The median age in Mesquite, NV is 63.4 years. 23.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the climate like in Mesquite? ▼
Mesquite has an average annual temperature of 65.5°F and 5.9" of annual precipitation.
What is the cost of living in Mesquite? ▼
The regional price parity for Mesquite is 100.215, meaning prices are 0.2% above the national average.
How many flood insurance claims has Clark County filed? ▼
Clark County, Nevada has recorded 25 NFIP flood insurance claims since 2016, totaling $931K in payouts. This is county-level data: FEMA does not attribute individual claims to a specific city.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Mesquite, both outside Nevada so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NV (10.6% here).

Quincy, MA 10.6% Palm Coast, FL 10.6% Silver Spring, MD 10.6% South Whittier, CA 10.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NV ($75,227 here).

Hopkins, MN $75,234 Country Club, FL $75,212 Stanford, CA $75,208 Paramount, CA $75,250

Compare Mesquite with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

In the Area 8

Saint George, UT 73K Washington, UT 24K Hurricane, UT 16K Boulder City, NV 16K Sunrise Manor, NV 189K Henderson, NV 286K Whitney, NV 39K North Las Vegas, NV 235K
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What to do with Mesquite's numbers

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Mesquite area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Income and poverty rate tell different stories, two places sharing a median can still diverge sharply on poverty.
  • Compare Mesquite against Nevada peers on any ranking lens. Explore Nevada

U.S. Census ACS supplies the place-level population and economics figures (income, home value, poverty, education); CDC PLACES supplies health; hospital counts reflect nearby facilities. County-level trends carry their own label.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Clark County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.