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Total population: 463,552 (Urban population: 461,088 (460,777 inside urbanized areas, 312 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,464 (89 farm, 2,375 nonfarm))

Mesa, Arizona Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 175,717 (146,742 occupied: 97,625 owner occupied, 49,117 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  33%
State:  32%

Housing density: 1406 houses/condos per square mile


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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $310,439.


Median contract rent in 2007: $713 (lower quartile is $605, upper quartile is $927)


Housing units in Mesa with a mortgage: 62,152 (8,575 second mortgage, 5,733 home equity loan, 218 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14,700





Mesa,AZ index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $225,000 (it was $112,100 in 2000)
Mesa:  $225,000
Arizona:  $237,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $144,800 - $316,600

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $312,252
Here:  $312,252
State:  $341,391

Townhouses or other attached units: $185,702
Here:  $185,702
State:  $235,099

In 2-unit structures: $200,740
Here:  $200,740
State:  $223,005

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $164,920
Here:  $164,920
State:  $205,498

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $142,968
Here:  $142,968
State:  $183,008

Mobile homes: $43,405
Here:  $43,405
State:  $51,746

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $33,227
Here:  $33,227
State:  $39,763

Median year house/condo built: 1986

Median year apartment built: 1984

Household type by relationship

Households: 393,270
  • In family households: 333,664 (79,140 male householders, 21,529 female householders)
    79,958 spouses, 120,909 children (111,112 natural, 2,948 adopted, 6,849 stepchildren), 5,882 grandchildren, 4,856 brothers or sisters, 2,822 parents, 8,084 other relatives, 10,484 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 59,606 (21,404 male householders (15,010 living alone)), 24,627 female householders (20,435 living alone)), 13,575 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 3,945 (2,215 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 41,647 2-persons, 20,653 3-persons, 19,048 4-persons, 10,472 5-persons, 4,948 6-persons, 3,901 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 35,445 1-person, 8,631 2-persons, 1,323 3-persons, 402 4-persons, 153 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

74,290 married couples with children.
23,496 single-parent households (6,327 men, 17,169 women).

81.2% of residents of Mesa speak English at home.
14.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 44,546 (11.2%)
(26.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.7
State:  5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.7
State:  3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mesa, Arizona:
  • 1 room: 300
  • 2 rooms: 2,727
  • 3 rooms: 6,579
  • 4 rooms: 10,718
  • 5 rooms: 23,058
  • 6 rooms: 22,116
  • 7 rooms: 15,784
  • 8 rooms: 9,101
  • 9 or more rooms: 7,242



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mesa, Arizona:
  • 1 room: 2,883
  • 2 rooms: 8,227
  • 3 rooms: 10,595
  • 4 rooms: 14,796
  • 5 rooms: 7,344
  • 6 rooms: 3,007
  • 7 rooms: 1,542
  • 8 rooms: 456
  • 9 or more rooms: 267



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 10,805
  • 1995 to 1998: 20,599
  • 1990 to 1994: 18,804
  • 1980 to 1989: 59,644
  • 1970 to 1979: 43,618
  • 1960 to 1969: 13,350
  • 1950 to 1959: 5,956
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,731
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,210


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mesa:
  • no bedroom: 552
  • 1 bedroom: 7,107
  • 2 bedrooms: 24,062
  • 3 bedrooms: 40,615
  • 4 bedrooms: 20,614
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4,675



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mesa:
  • no bedroom: 3,818
  • 1 bedroom: 16,504
  • 2 bedrooms: 20,910
  • 3 bedrooms: 6,092
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,598
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 195



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Mesa in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 2,646
  • 1 vehicle: 34,460
  • 2 vehicles: 42,572
  • 3 vehicles: 13,417
  • 4 vehicles: 3,469
  • 5 or more vehicles: 1,061



Cars and other vehicles available in Mesa in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 6,852
  • 1 vehicle: 25,012
  • 2 vehicles: 13,994
  • 3 vehicles: 2,495
  • 4 vehicles: 503
  • 5 or more vehicles: 261


Mesa, AZ house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Mesa, AZ:

  • Less than $10,000: 1299
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 650
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 650
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 781
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 783
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 673
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 671
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 1240
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 1555
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 1048
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 1080
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 1206
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 1210
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 4161
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 5624
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 9153
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 12389
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 23589
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 18724
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 15006
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 4469
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 4063
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 1218
  • $1,000,000 or more: 709
 


Mesa rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mesa:

  • Less than $100: 400 people
  • $100 to $149: 285
  • $150 to $199: 328
  • $200 to $249: 325
  • $250 to $299: 511
  • $300 to $349: 481
  • $350 to $399: 839
  • $400 to $449: 1,191
  • $450 to $499: 1,815
  • $500 to $549: 3,012
  • $550 to $599: 5,254
  • $600 to $649: 6,613
  • $650 to $699: 6,049
  • $700 to $749: 5,628
  • $750 to $799: 5,334
  • $800 to $899: 7,724
  • $900 to $999: 4,387
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 4,528
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 1,494
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 586
  • $2,000 or more: 380
  • No cash rent: 1,209
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 15,920
  • 1990 to 1994: 8,076
  • 1985 to 1989: 5,894
  • 1980 to 1984: 4,256
  • 1975 to 1979: 2,787
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,838
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,514
  • 1965 to 1969: 4,261

Mesa, AZ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.7%
Number of people working at home: 5,590 (3.1% of all workers)


Mesa travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3750
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 14496
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 23493
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 26387
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 28893
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 11234
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 29111
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 6182
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 7475
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 15352
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 7826
  • 90 or more minutes: 2793
 


Mesa mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 137,509 (75%)
  • Carpooled: 28,665 (16%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2,279 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 52 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 11 (0%)
  • Railroad: 36 (0%)
  • Taxi: 180 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 900 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 2,240 (1%)
  • Walked: 3,794 (2%)
  • Other means: 1,326 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 5,590 (3%)
 


Mesa, AZ household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 8758
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 8104
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 9193
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 9868
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 10520
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 10611
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 10166
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 9507
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 8809
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 15126
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 16368
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 15636
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 7072
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 3021
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 2320
  • $200,000 or more: 1621
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 98464
 German: 48404
 English: 39590
 Irish: 25464
 United States or American: 21665
 Italian: 14083
 Norwegian: 7927
 French (except Basque): 7345
 Polish: 6789
 Scottish: 6095
 Swedish: 5835
 Scotch-Irish: 4244
 Dutch: 4237
 European: 3542
 Danish: 3080
 French Canadian: 2140
 Welsh: 1834
 British: 1708
 Russian: 1185
 Canadian: 1033
 Czech: 1029
 Subsaharan African:: 1024
 Arab:: 992
 Greek: 951
 Scandinavian: 919
 Hungarian: 915
 African: 912
 Swiss: 871
 Ukrainian: 784
 Finnish: 660
 Portuguese: 554
 Austrian: 517
 Czechoslovakian: 479
 Northern European: 469
 Lithuanian: 463
 Yugoslavian: 422
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 401
 Croatian: 299
 Lebanese: 294
 Slovak: 292
 Romanian: 284
 Serbian: 283
 Arab/Arabic: 268
 Iranian: 263
 Belgian: 228
 Slovene: 177
 Jamaican: 134
 Pennsylvania German: 133
 Armenian: 119
 Latvian: 113
 Syrian: 109
 Turkish: 109
 Egyptian: 102
 Slavic: 90
 Belizean: 86
 Other Arab: 86
 Eastern European: 78
 Celtic: 77
 Australian: 73
 Basque: 72
 Bulgarian: 65
 Icelander: 60
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 54
 Iraqi: 53
 Haitian: 51
 Dutch West Indian: 48
 Luxemburger: 48
 Palestinian: 41
 Nigerian: 40
 Jordanian: 34
 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 26
 Maltese: 25
 Afghan: 23
 Ethiopian: 21
 Macedonian: 19
 German Russian: 18
 Brazilian: 16
 West Indian: 14
 Cape Verdean: 11
 Acadian/Cajun: 10
 Soviet Union: 10
 South African: 10
 Ghanian: 9
 Somalian: 8
 Bermudan: 8
 Estonian: 8
 New Zealander: 8
 Zimbabwean: 7
 Alsatian: 7
 Other Subsaharan African: 6
 Israeli: 6
 Barbadian: 6
 Guyanese: 6
 Moroccan: 5


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (64%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • United Kingdom (3%)
  • Philippines (2%)
  • Germany (2%)
  • Vietnam (2%)
  • Korea (1%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 131073
  • Northeast: 30441
  • Midwest: 91166
  • South: 28847
  • West: 67023

42% of Mesa residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 17% lived in Arizona.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,090
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 593
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2,803
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,647
  • 9th grade: 2,123
  • 10th grade: 2,575
  • 11th grade: 2,455
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 4,574
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 27,827
  • Less than 1 year of college: 10,261
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 23,759
  • Associate degree: 9,186
  • Bachelor's degree: 19,600
  • Master's degree: 6,289
  • Professional school degree: 1,928
  • Doctorate degree: 987


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,167
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 549
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,942
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,773
  • 9th grade: 2,215
  • 10th grade: 2,937
  • 11th grade: 2,782
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 4,370
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 35,080
  • Less than 1 year of college: 13,735
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 24,959
  • Associate degree: 9,773
  • Bachelor's degree: 16,838
  • Master's degree: 5,511
  • Professional school degree: 1,276
  • Doctorate degree: 500


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.0%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 10.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.9%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.0%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.5%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.6%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $52,377
  • Black householders: $33,842
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $30,733
  • Asian householders: $49,880
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $43,688
  • Some other race householders: $51,264
  • Two or more races householders: $35,926
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,951

Mesa household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mesa household income for Black householders

Mesa household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Mesa household income for Asian householders

Mesa household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Mesa household income for Some other race householders

Mesa household income for Two or more races householders

Mesa household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Mesa marital status for males

Mesa marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $250,089
  • Black or African American householders: $229,014
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $218,577
  • Asian householders: $256,311
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $226,605
  • Some other race householders: $198,706
  • Two or more races householders: $216,971
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $207,136

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 85,073
  • One, attached: 10,400
  • Two: 2,058
  • 3 or 4: 7,994
  • 5 to 9: 8,767
  • 10 to 19: 9,160
  • 20 to 49: 4,684
  • 50 or more: 14,533
  • Mobile homes: 30,984
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2,064

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mesa:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Electricity (75%)
  • Utility gas (23%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (89%)
  • Utility gas (10%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,040
Here:  4.3%
Arizona:  6.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 858
Here:  3.9%
Arizona:  6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,621
Here:  15.6%
Arizona:  13.2%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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