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
