North Vegas Times

30.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Mesquite in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 3 percent lower than the state average of 33.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 19,087.

89.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,644	10.8
Regular high school diploma	4,056	26.6
GED or alternative credential	652	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	1,494	9.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,698	17.7
Associate's degree	1,110	7.3
Bachelor's degree	2,248	14.7
Master's degree	1,054	6.9
Professional school degree	167	1.1
Doctorate degree	127	0.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.