Cities / Texas / Mesquite

Mesquite, TX

149,299 people

Right Now

Weather

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Clear

Today: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Sunny, high 107°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Dallas-Fort Worth)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 10.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

DAL

15 mi — Dallas Love Field

Population & People

Population

149,299

Median age

32.9

Median household income

$72,537

Poverty rate

13.4%

Unemployment rate

5.4%

Bachelor's degree+

19.6%

Avg. commute

29 min

Hispanic or Latino

44.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$245,700

Median gross rent

$1,513/mo

Homeownership rate

62.79%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,931

HUD Fair Market Rent (Dallas County, 10 mi from Mesquite), 2026. Efficiency $1582, 1BR $1648, 2BR $1931, 3BR $2431, 4BR $3091. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.13

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

529.31

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

27 mi away

AUS

Austin Bergstrom International Airport

188 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).