Mesquite CDP, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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63%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mesquite CDP	Texas	National
Income per capita	$16,766	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$75,480	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$17,171	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$21,940	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.1%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	26.6%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mesquite CDP is 63% lower than the national average
The median household income in Mesquite CDP is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mesquite CDP is 65% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Mesquite CDP is 76% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Mesquite CDP employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	77.4%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	11.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	14.4%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	11.6%	85.6%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
University Park, TX	25,903	$366,538	350.7%
Highland Park, TX	9,451	$321,877	295.8%
Heath, TX	9,311	$258,943	218.4%
McLendon-Chisholm, TX	3,631	$227,769	180.0%
Sunnyvale, TX	6,809	$201,257	147.4%
Mesquite CDP, TX	647	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Big Delta, AK	647	$107,322	32.0%
Knoxville, AR	647	$63,613	21.8%
Fuller Acres, CA	647	$50,516	37.9%
Doon, IA	647	$77,568	4.6%
Carlock, IL	647	$103,192	26.9%
Mesquite CDP, TX	647	$0	100.0%

Source: The Mesquite CDP, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.