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People QuickFacts | Mesquite | Nevada
Population, 2012 estimate | 16,062 | 2,754,354
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 15,276 | 2,700,552
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 5.1% | 2.0%
Population, 2010 | 15,276 | 2,700,551
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.2% | 6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.2% | 24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 28.6% | 12.0%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.9% | 49.5%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 83.5% | 66.2%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 8.1%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 1.2%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.8% | 7.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.6%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 2.0% | 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 23.9% | 26.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 71.3% | 54.1%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 85.8% | 77.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 12.5% | 19.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 21.6% | 29.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 84.1% | 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 16.5% | 22.2%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 2,049 | 229,570
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 13.3 | 23.8
Housing units, 2010 | 8,911 | 1,173,814
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 63.9% | 57.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 31.7% | 29.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $199,600 | $190,900
Households, 2008-2012 | 6,340 | 992,896
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.4 | 2.69
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $24,287 | $27,003
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $43,384 | $54,083
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 15.1% | 14.2%
Business QuickFacts | Mesquite | Nevada
Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,915 | 221,260
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.9%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.1% | 7.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 7.5% | 8.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.6% | 28.6%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 0 | 15,735,787
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 105,013 | 19,255,893
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 155,636 | 37,433,983
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,973 | $14,579
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 264,581 | 28,815,533
Geography QuickFacts | Mesquite | Nevada
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 31.9 | 109,781.18
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 478.9 | 24.6
FIPS Code | 46000 | 32
Counties | [NAME]
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts