How is the diversity in Mesquite? (Dallas, Garland: homes, living, stats)

[tetaber]

We are an interracial couple with the young daughters, three and seven. How is the diversity in Mesquite?

[pappy97]

Racial makeup:

• 73.54% White
• 3.75% Asian
• 13.32% African American
• 0.60% Native American
• 0.05% Pacific Islander
• 6.43% from other races
• 2.31% from two or more races
• 15.66% Hispanic or Latino of any race

Mesquite, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For a DFW suburb that isn't Garland, that's not bad. Garland would be more diverse, and the south burbs would have higher African-American populations.

When you say interracial, which races are you referring to? Obviously you are worried about whether your mixed children will be accepted or something?

[tetaber]

Yes that is correct. We want our children accepted. I am white and my wife is black. Thank you for the information.

[LQQKOUT]

The entire DFW area is very diverse, don't see you having any issues.

[pappy97]

Originally Posted by tetaber

Yes that is correct. We want our children accepted. I am white and my wife is black. Thank you for the information.

I see, thanks. Yeah, Mesquite will be fine for your needs, since as pointed out, the black population is at about 13%.

Garland is more diverse in general, but has a smaller percentage of blacks.

As I said in my first reply, if you want a population that has more blacks you go to the south suburbs. For example, Duncanville is only 63.9% white and 24.76% black. So I bet you see more mixed kids there than you do in Mesquite, and way more than you do in the north suburbs.

But Mesquite is good choice for your family.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by pappy97

I see, thanks. Yeah, Mesquite will be fine for your needs, since as pointed out, the black population is at about 13%.

Garland is more diverse in general, but has a smaller percentage of blacks.

As I said in my first reply, if you want a population that has more blacks you go to the south suburbs. For example, Duncanville is only 63.9% white and 24.76% black. So I bet you see more mixed kids there than you do in Mesquite, and way more than you do in the north suburbs.

But Mesquite is good choice for your family.

I think its separate Hispanics when we talk about demographics. For example, technically the city of Dallas is 56% white by race, but it is only 29% non-Hispanic white. Therefore by most standards the city of Dallas would work out to be:

43% Hispanic
29% White
23% Black
2.5% Asian

[Grainraiser]

I live in Mesquite and the nicer part of Mesquite is alot more diverse than those stats show. I would guess the Creek Crossing area is about 40% white, 30% black, 20% hispanic and 10% other. There are 19 homes on my street and we have 2 interracial, 5 black, 8 white, 2 hispanic and 2 asian families on our street along. Your kids will have friends of all races in the city of Mesquite.

[tetaber]

Thank you all for your comments! It has been a big help.

[dallas90210]

That is very accurate re: the demographics.

You will probably found the Creek Crossing area, and the surrounding newer developments nearby, very nice.

Originally Posted by Grainraiser

I live in Mesquite and the nicer part of Mesquite is alot more diverse than those stats show. I would guess the Creek Crossing area is about 40% white, 30% black, 20% hispanic and 10% other. There are 19 homes on my street and we have 2 interracial, 5 black, 8 white, 2 hispanic and 2 asian families on our street along. Your kids will have friends of all races in the city of Mesquite.

[ClarenceBodiker]

Looks like City Data updated their stats with the new census results. I remember seeing this thread months ago. Living a few blocks from Mesquite and doing business in the town often, I thought 73% white was extremely high for this area. Here are the new demographics:


White alone - 55,533 (41.6%)
Hispanic - 46,164 (34.6%)
Black alone - 23,154 (17.4%)
Asian alone - 6,129 (4.6%)
Two or more races - 1,280 (1.0%)
Other race alone - 929 (0.7%)
American alone - 167 (0.1%)


That seems much more accurate and represents Mesquite's diversity well.

I've only lived here on this side of town for two years. Has Mesquite really changed that much in a decade, or were the last census results possibly a little off?