Mesa: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents (CMSA)

1980: 1,508,030

1990: 2,122,101

2000: 3,251,876

Percent change, 1990-2000: 53.2%

U.S. rank in 2000: 14th

City Residents

1980: 152,404

1990: 288,091

2000: 396,375

2003 estimate: 432,376

Percent change, 1990-2000: 37.6%

U.S. rank in 1990: 53rd (3rd in state)

U.S. rank in 2000: 51st (3rd in state)

Density: 3,171.3 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 323,655

Black or African American: 9,977

American Indian and Alaskan Native: 6,572

Asian: 5,917

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 932

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 78,281

Other: 38,271

Percent of residents born in state: 33%

Age characteristics

Population under 5 years old: 32,592

Population 5 to 9 years old: 30,259

Population 10 to 14 years old: 28,842

Population 15 to 19 years old: 28,774

Population 20 to 24 years old: 32,488

Population 25 to 34 years old: 61,551

Population 35 to 44 years old: 56,124

Population 45 to 54 years old: 43,807

Population 55 to 59 years old: 15,913

Population 60 to 64 years old: 13,149

Population 65 to 74 years old: 26,546

Population 75 to 84 years old: 20,320

Population 85 years and over: 6,010

Median age: 32.0 (2000)

Births (Maricopa County, 2004)

Total number: 60,480

Deaths (Maricopa County, 2004)

Total number: 23,497 (of which, 395 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $19,601

Median household income: $42,817

Total households: 146,700

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 8,758

$10,000 to $14,999: 8,104

$15,000 to $24,999: 19,061

$25,000 to $34,999: 21,131

$35,000 to $49,999: 28,482

$50,000 to $74,999: 31,494

$75,000 to $99,999: 15,636

$100,000 to $149,999: 10,093

$150,000 to $199,999: 2,320

$200,000 or more: 1,621

Percent of families below poverty level: 6.2% (20% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 33,335