Mesquite is a medium-sized city located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 22,786 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Mesquite is the 11th largest community in Nevada. Mesquite has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Mesquite, where the median household income is $74,439.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.68% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Mesquite has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Mesquite a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Mesquite spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.44 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The education level of Mesquite citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.87% of adults in Mesquite have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mesquite in 2022 was $41,129, which is upper middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,516 for a family of four. However, Mesquite contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mesquite is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mesquite home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mesquite residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Mesquite also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mesquite include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Mesquite is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.