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Compare Mesquite to Abilene

This post compares Mesquite, Texas to Abilene, Texas across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Mesquite (city) Abilene (city)
Population 144,118 122,762
Income (median) $39,437 $34,869
Home Value (median) $75,000 $106,800
White 64% 73%
Black 25% 10%
Asian 2% 2%
With Kids 43% 32%
Age (median) 32 31
Rentals 17% 45%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Mesquite or Abilene?
A: Mesquite has a similar population count than Abilene: 144118 compared with 122762 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Mesquite or in Abilene?
A: Incomes are on average higher in Mesquite.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Mesquite or Abilene?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Mesquite.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Abilene does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 17% for Mesquite versus 45% for Abilene.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Mesquite may include: Spring, Converse, and Atascocita.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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