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Mesa Unified District, AZ

483,608 Population
185.7 square miles 2,604 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Maricopa County: 38 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Arizona: 39.4 ±0.1

Economics

$41,503 ±$1,453 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maricopa County: $47,255 ±$684
  • a little less than the amount in Arizona: $43,676 ±$521
$79,204 ±$3,935 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maricopa County: $90,967 ±$1,185
  • a little less than the amount in Arizona: $81,486 ±$684

12.8% ±1.6% (61,286  ±8,008) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Maricopa County: 10.2% 470,150 (±0.5% / ±22,782)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Arizona: 11.7% 866,882 (±0.4% / ±31,738)

26.1 minutes ±0.8 (5,219,720  ±287,815) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Maricopa County: 27.1 52,327,516 (±0.3 / ±848,496)
  • about the same as the figure in Arizona: 26.4 78,897,560 (±0.3 / ±1,104,235)

Families

196,870 ±6,531 Number of households
  • Maricopa County: 1,795,830 ±9,222
  • Arizona: 2,982,475 ±11,520
2.4 ±0.1 (477,512  ±11,581) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Maricopa County: 2.6 4,594,516 (±0 / ±651)
  • about the same as the figure in Arizona: 2.5 7,416,987

5.6% ±1.2% (5,945  ±1,269) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maricopa County: 4.7% 53,203 (±0.4% / ±4,876)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Arizona: 4.6% 80,240 (±0.3% / ±5,916)

Housing

220,075 ±7,226 Number of housing units
  • Maricopa County: 1,955,018 ±417
  • Arizona: 3,299,178 ±852

$397,600 ±$10,149 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maricopa County: $482,800 ±$3,281
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Arizona: $426,000 ±$2,728

13.2% ±1.4% (62,962  ±6,758) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Maricopa County: 14% 647,844 (±0.6% / ±25,872.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Arizona: 13.8% 1,032,583 (±0.4% / ±31,511.1)

Social

90.5% ±1.8% (311,798  ±10,152.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Maricopa County: 90.1% 2,899,674 (±0.9% / ±29,793.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Arizona: 89.7% 4,728,815 (±0.7% / ±37,719.5)
32.3% ±1.6% (111,229  ±6,311.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maricopa County: 38.6% 1,242,474 (±0.6% / ±18,821.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arizona: 34.7% 1,830,412 (±0.4% / ±23,225.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

12.4% ±1.4% (59,916  ±6,682) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maricopa County: 15.1% 707,507
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arizona: 13.4% 1,017,951

7.7% ±1% (29,827  ±3,853) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Maricopa County: 6.3% 228,334 (±0.2% / ±6,967)
  • a little higher than the rate in Arizona: 7.4% 442,479 (±0.2% / ±9,993)
29,827 Total veterans ±3,853 26,945 Male ±3,755 2,882 Female ±797

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