Median household income (1999): $38,777
Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,628
| This zip code | $40,628 | | Arizona: | $44,282 |
Nearest zip codes: 85207, 85212, 85220, 85205, 85206, 85215.
Housing units in zip code 85208 with a mortgage: 7,053 (981 second mortgage, 605 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,056
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,048
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $244
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.5% | | Whole state: | 13.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 6.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.2 | | State: | 5.7 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 3.7 |
Year house built:
|
- 1999 to March 2000: 1,799
- 1995 to 1998: 5,750
- 1990 to 1994: 3,855
- 1980 to 1989: 6,661
- 1970 to 1979: 4,543
- 1960 to 1969: 1,067
- 1950 to 1959: 339
- 1940 to 1949: 80
- 1939 or earlier: 112
|
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mesa, AZ (85208):
|
- no bedroom: 13
- 1 bedrooms: 1,593
- 2 bedrooms: 6,279
- 3 bedrooms: 5,498
- 4 bedrooms: 2,102
- 5 or more bedrooms: 353
|
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
|
- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 342
- 2 bedrooms: 607
- 3 bedrooms: 436
- 4 bedrooms: 70
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
|
Vehicles available in 85208 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no vehicle: 458
- 1 vehicle: 7,490
- 2 vehicles: 6,227
- 3 vehicles: 1,309
- 4 vehicles: 268
- 5 or more vehicles: 86
|
Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
|
- no vehicle: 174
- 1 vehicle: 721
- 2 vehicles: 488
- 3 vehicles: 80
- 4 vehicles: 9
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
|
Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

|
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 85208:
- Less than $10,000: 8
- $10,000 to $14,999: 26
- $15,000 to $19,999: 25
- $20,000 to $24,999: 24
- $35,000 to $39,999: 52
- $40,000 to $49,999: 94
- $50,000 to $59,999: 127
- $60,000 to $69,999: 221
- $70,000 to $79,999: 483
- $80,000 to $89,999: 764
- $90,000 to $99,999: 718
- $100,000 to $124,999: 2349
- $125,000 to $149,999: 2379
- $150,000 to $174,999: 1568
- $175,000 to $199,999: 694
- $200,000 to $249,999: 471
- $250,000 to $299,999: 65
- $300,000 to $399,999: 23
- $500,000 to $749,999: 18
|

|
Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 85208:
- Less than $100: 13
- $150 to $199: 19
- $200 to $249: 75
- $250 to $299: 22
- $300 to $349: 119
- $350 to $399: 132
- $400 to $449: 147
- $450 to $499: 139
- $500 to $549: 99
- $550 to $599: 42
- $600 to $649: 75
- $650 to $699: 76
- $700 to $749: 42
- $750 to $799: 72
- $800 to $899: 50
- $900 to $999: 70
- $1,000 to $1,249: 122
- $1,250 to $1,499: 5
- $1,500 to $1,999: 19
- No cash rent: 141
|
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $136,200
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $199,799
- Black or African American householders: $183,940
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $128,276
- Asian householders: $202,753
- Some other race householders: $166,525
- Two or more races householders: $165,281
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $166,525
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 11,273
- One, attached: 1,438
- Two: 111
- 3 or 4: 214
- 5 to 9: 324
- 10 to 19: 136
- 20 to 49: 74
- 50 or more: 176
- Mobile homes: 9,838
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 622

|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 11,972 (79%)
- Carpooled: 2,034 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 125 (1%)
- Railroad: 10 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 68 (0%)
- Bicycle: 177 (1%)
- Walked: 210 (1%)
- Other means: 153 (1%)
- Worked at home: 472 (3%)
|

|
Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 243
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1083
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1675
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1741
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2025
- 25 to 29 minutes: 778
- 30 to 34 minutes: 2094
- 35 to 39 minutes: 560
- 40 to 44 minutes: 751
- 45 to 59 minutes: 2423
- 60 to 89 minutes: 1022
- 90 or more minutes: 354
|
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 42,375
- In family households: 36,846 (10,733 male householders, 1,910 female householders)
11,098 spouses, 10,519 children (9,534 natural, 309 adopted, 676 stepchildren), 576 grandchildren, 366 brothers or sisters, 344 parents, 604 other relatives, 696 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,529 (1,769 male householders (1,340 living alone)), 2,927 female householders (2,662 living alone)), 833 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 101 (62 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 7,145 2-persons, 1,889 3-persons, 1,867 4-persons, 1,030 5-persons, 426 6-persons, 286 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,002 1-person, 618 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 6 5-persons.
6,984 married couples with children.
1,524 single-parent households (473 men, 1,051 women).
89.2% of residents of 85208 zip code speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 18% well, 16% not well, 3% not at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 18% well, 2% not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% very well, 32% well, 22% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% very well, 20% not well).
Foreign born population: 2,611 (6.2%)
(41.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 6.2% | | Whole state: | 12.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico (43%)
- Canada (15%)
- United Kingdom (8%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Germany (3%)
- Netherlands (2%)
|
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995 to March 2000: 391
- 1990 to 1994: 284
- 1985 to 1989: 401
- 1980 to 1984: 188
- 1975 to 1979: 280
- 1970 to 1974: 260
- 1970 to 1974: 253
- 1965 to 1969: 554
|

First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 6685
- German: 6673
- English: 4519
- Irish: 3413
- United States or American: 3072
- Italian: 1585
- Norwegian: 1240
- Scottish: 849
- Polish: 842
- Swedish: 793
- French (except Basque): 755
- Scotch-Irish: 606
- Dutch: 509
- Danish: 344
- French Canadian: 250
- European: 198
- British: 198
- Welsh: 177
- Czech: 137
- Hungarian: 123
- Swiss: 121
- Greek: 117
- Canadian: 99
- Finnish: 98
- Scandinavian: 83
- Austrian: 80
- Arab:: 71
- Russian: 69
- Ukrainian: 68
- Lithuanian: 60
- Portuguese: 56
- Czechoslovakian: 47
- Croatian: 43
- Subsaharan African:: 36
- African: 36
- Yugoslavian: 36
- Pennsylvania German: 35
- Northern European: 31
- Belgian: 22
- Arab/Arabic: 22
- Palestinian: 18
- Lebanese: 17
- Slovene: 17
- Romanian: 16
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 14
- Jamaican: 14
- Turkish: 13
- Serbian: 10
- Syrian: 9
- German Russian: 8
- Slovak: 8
- Luxemburger: 7
- Icelander: 7
- Australian: 7
- Moroccan: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $53,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
|
- Electricity (71%)
- Utility gas (27%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
|
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9785
- Northeast: 3851
- Midwest: 15123
- South: 3460
- West: 7355
40% of the 85208 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Arizona.
Population in 1990: 22,113. Population change in the 1990s: +19,942 (+90.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
|
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 275
| Here: | 6.5% | | Arizona: | 6.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 132
| Here: | 7.0% | | Arizona: | 6.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 227
| Here: | 16.1% | | Arizona: | 13.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
|
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 3, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 11, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Masonry Contractors (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
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 (Noninstitutionalized)
|
People in group quarters
- 77 people in nursing homes
- 17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
Back to Mesa, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Arizona bigger cities, Arizona smaller cities, Arizona smallest towns, All U.S. cities.
|