Demographics

MESQUITE FACTS

Mesquite, with 24,971 residents, is a friendly city on the Nevada-Arizona border along Interstate 15 that welcomes tourists and businesses a great deal. Located half-way between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City on Interstate 15 and Las Vegas is only 90 minutes to the south which links visitors to the Entertainment Capital of the World.
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Elevation............................... 1,630

HIGHWAY MILE DISTANCES:

Albuquerque, NM..................580
Boise, ID.................................483
Denver, CO ............................675
Las Vegas, NV ..........................80
Los Angeles, CA......................370
Phoenix, AZ ...........................360
St. George, UT...........................37
Salt Lake City, UT....................345
San Francisco, CA...................720

POPULATION

Year No.
1970........ 674
1980........ 922
1990..... 1,960
2000.... 12,000
2010.... 20,440
​2020.... 24,971

TAX STRUCTURE

Mesquite has one of the lowest local tax rates in Nevada, which enjoys one of the lowest state tax structures in the nation. Taxes NOT collected in Nevada: Personal income tax, corporate income tax, taxes on groceries, inventory tax and foreign trade zone tax. This makes Nevada a tax friendly state for retirees.

CLIMATE

Average monthly temperatures in Mesquite are quite pleasant. High temperatures of over 100 occur during July and August. Extreme lows in the 20s and teens occur during November through February.

Monthly average temperatures are listed below. 

Month            Min.   Max. Avg.

January          34       61      50
February       36       66      51
March           42       75      59
April              48       81      65
May              56       94      75
June              64      102     83
July               69      107     88
August          71      107     89
September   61      100     81
October        49       86      68
November     36       70      53
December    31       61      46

Annual days over 90°F ............ 133
Annual days under 32°F............. 38
Annual days of sunshine........... 331
Avg. annual rainfall....... 4.50 inches