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Mesquite, Texas
37,721 Black residents · 25.1% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 150,108 people in Mesquite, Texas, and 37,721 of them — 25.1% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Mesquite is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 150,108 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 37,721 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 25.1% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas places | 11 of 1860 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Mesquite: 30,534 Black residents in 2010 and 37,721 in 2020. The population grew by 23.5%, and the Black share in Mesquite moved from 21.8% to 25.1%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The gazetteer enters Mesquite among Texas's 1860 counted places, at rank 11 by Black population on a count of 37,721. The figures for Mesquite are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
In Mesquite, a place of 150,108, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Mesquite itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.