Language Spoken At Home in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 14,438 | 100% |
English only | 11,318 | 78.4% |
Language other than English | 3,120 | 21.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,514 | 10.5% |
Spanish | 2,790 | 19.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,420 | 9.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 136 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 45 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 83 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 36 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 111 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,391 | 100% |
American | 768 | 5.0% |
Arab | 99 | 0.6% |
Czech | 51 | 0.3% |
Danish | 260 | 1.7% |
Dutch | 131 | 0.9% |
English | 2,399 | 15.6% |
French (except Basque) | 352 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 50 | 0.3% |
German | 2,413 | 15.7% |
Greek | 79 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 41 | 0.3% |
Irish | 1,597 | 10.4% |
Italian | 939 | 6.1% |
Lithuanian | 64 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 281 | 1.8% |
Polish | 281 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 36 | 0.2% |
Russian | 127 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 270 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 442 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 30 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 2 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 390 | 2.5% |
Swiss | 98 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 33 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 242 | 1.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,340 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,204 | 66.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,233 | 19.4% |
Married-couple family | 3,368 | 53.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 889 | 14.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 352 | 5.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 90 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 484 | 7.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 254 | 4.0% |
Nonfamily households | 2,136 | 33.7% |
Householder living alone | 1,727 | 27.2% |
65 years and over | 901 | 14.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,395 | 22.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,775 | 43.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 15,232 | 100% |
Householder | 6,340 | 41.6% |
Spouse | 3,365 | 22.1% |
Child | 3,564 | 23.4% |
Other relatives | 1,231 | 8.1% |
Nonrelatives | 732 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 238 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,481 | 100% |
Never married | 1,183 | 18.3% |
Now married, except separated | 3,882 | 59.9% |
Separated | 163 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 337 | 5.2% |
Divorced | 916 | 14.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,278 | 100% |
Never married | 905 | 14.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,690 | 58.8% |
Separated | 143 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 655 | 10.4% |
Divorced | 885 | 14.1% |
Fertility in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 163 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 71 | 43.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 176 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 277 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 127 | 45.8% |
Less than 1 year | 27 | 9.7% |
1 or 2 years | 39 | 14.1% |
3 or 4 years | 52 | 18.8% |
5 or more years | 9 | 3.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 127 | 100% |
Who are female | 36 | 28.3% |
Who are married | 39 | 30.7% |
School Enrollment in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,441 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 66 | 2.7% |
Kindergarten | 164 | 6.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,341 | 54.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 525 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 345 | 14.1% |
Educational Attainment in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,231 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 939 | 8.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 844 | 7.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,806 | 33.9% |
Some college, no degree | 3,019 | 26.9% |
Associate's degree | 775 | 6.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,173 | 10.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 675 | 6.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.5% |
Veteran Status in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,387 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,049 | 16.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 15,232 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,967 | 12.9% |
Under 18 years | 2,996 | 100% |
With a disability | 110 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 8,287 | 100% |
With a disability | 723 | 8.7% |
65 years and over | 3,949 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,134 | 28.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 15,214 | 100% |
Same house | 13,049 | 85.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,165 | 14.2% |
Same county | 1,432 | 9.4% |
Different county | 733 | 4.8% |
Same state | 23 | 0.2% |
Different state | 710 | 4.7% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,391 | 100% |
Native | 13,472 | 87.5% |
Born in United States | 13,195 | 85.7% |
State of residence | 1,525 | 9.9% |
Different state | 11,670 | 75.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 277 | 1.8% |
Foreign born | 1,919 | 12.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,919 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,006 | 52.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 913 | 47.6% |
Year of Entry in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,196 | 100% |
Native | 277 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 277 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,919 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 40 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,879 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mesquite City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,919 | 100% |
Europe | 83 | 4.3% |
Asia | 136 | 7.1% |
Africa | 40 | 2.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,605 | 83.6% |
Northern America | 55 | 2.9% |