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 2026-09-07
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

38/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

Comparative score against cities tracked on Areazine on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. 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
399 /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.

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

Largest cities in 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 Las Vegas is the largest NV city on this list; Spanish Springs leads median income.

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

Highest median incomes in NV

Median household income among the same 22-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Spanish Springs posts the highest place-level median income in NV; Las Vegas is largest by headcount.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

10-Year Trends 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

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%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
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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.

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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 6

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.

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:

Nearby Cities 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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Using Mesquite's profile

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
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Mesquite against Nevada peers on any ranking lens. Explore Nevada

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

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.