Population: 511,764
Households: 198,498
Average household size: 2.55
Median age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $82,752
Housing units: 222,992

Population comparison

2020 Census504,515

2024 estimate511,764

Change+1.4%

Population: 511,764
Median age: 37.4 years
Male: 255,934
Female: 255,830

Median age by sex

Male median age: 36.3 years
Female median age: 38.7 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

16,996Under 514,437

42,5845–1741,318

23,26418–2422,418

40,56925–3437,913

33,47435–4431,019

29,77945–5428,861

28,65155–6431,107

40,61765+48,757

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5–17

Male

5–9: 16,113
10–14: 16,290
15–17: 10,181

Female

5–9: 15,956
10–14: 16,130
15–17: 9,232

18–24

Male

18–19: 6,045
20: 3,473
21: 2,933
22–24: 10,813

Female

18–19: 5,723
20: 2,839
21: 3,403
22–24: 10,453

25–34

Male

25–29: 20,701
30–34: 19,868

Female

25–29: 18,853
30–34: 19,060

35–44

Male

35–39: 17,381
40–44: 16,093

Female

35–39: 15,694
40–44: 15,325

45–54

Male

45–49: 14,651
50–54: 15,128

Female

45–49: 14,001
50–54: 14,860

55–64

Male

55–59: 14,037
60–61: 6,563
62–64: 8,051

Female

55–59: 14,808
60–61: 6,331
62–64: 9,968

65+

Male

65–66: 5,267
67–69: 7,381
70–74: 10,801
75–79: 8,584
80–84: 4,895
85+: 3,689

Female

65–66: 5,712
67–69: 8,565
70–74: 12,694
75–79: 9,180
80–84: 6,368
85+: 6,238

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 336,84765.8%
Two or more races: 88,57617.3%
Some other race: 41,5908.1%
Black alone: 20,4914.0%
Asian alone: 13,3502.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 9,5321.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1,3780.3%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 137,692
White, not Hispanic: 307,620

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 127,996
Married-couple share: 72.2%
With children: 45.4%

Household sizeShare of households

54,38127.4%

1 person

70,85535.7%

2 people

27,87914.0%

3 people

23,90212.0%

4 people

21,48110.8%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 11,556
6 People: 6,093
7 Plus People: 3,832

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households127,996

Married-couple families92,36672.2% of family households

With children: 34,10936.9%
Without children: 58,25763.1%

Other families35,63027.8% of family households

Male householder: 12,26434.4%
Female householder: 23,36665.6%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	127,996	Not applicable
Married-couple families	92,366	72.2%
With children	34,109	36.9%
Without children	58,257	63.1%
Other families	35,630	27.8%
Male householder	12,264	34.4%
Female householder	23,366	65.6%

Median household: $82,752
Median family: $98,585
Per capita: $41,453

Household incomeShare of households

22,56411.4%

Under $25k

33,79517.0%

$25–49k

33,82017.0%

$50–74k

28,73614.5%

$75–99k

39,46319.9%

$100–149k

19,6379.9%

$150–199k

20,48310.3%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 8,049
$10,000–$14,999: 4,151
$15,000–$19,999: 4,840
$20,000–$24,999: 5,524

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 6,104
$30,000–$34,999: 5,948
$35,000–$39,999: 7,028
$40,000–$44,999: 7,339
$45,000–$49,999: 7,376

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 13,844
$60,000–$74,999: 19,976

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 22,765
$125,000–$149,999: 16,698

Education universe: 350,747
High school or higher: 91.2%
Bachelor’s or higher: 32.5%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

12,8733.7%

Less than 9th grade

17,9355.1%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

83,18223.7%

High school or equivalent

88,91625.4%

Some college, no degree

33,9059.7%

Associate degree

75,12821.4%

Bachelor’s degree

38,80811.1%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 6,627
Nursery School: 110
Kindergarten: 22
First Grade: 100
Second Grade: 221
Third Grade: 183
Fourth Grade: 201
Fifth Grade: 494
Sixth Grade: 2,138
Seventh Grade: 1,020
Eighth Grade: 1,757

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 3,201
Tenth Grade: 3,563
Eleventh Grade: 3,885
Twelfth No Diploma: 7,286

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 69,732
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 13,450

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 31,831
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 57,085

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 29,714
Professional School Degree: 5,378
Doctorate Degree: 3,716

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	12,873
Grades 9–12, no diploma	17,935
High school or equivalent	83,182
Some college, no degree	88,916
Associate degree	33,905
Bachelor’s degree	75,128
Graduate or professional	38,808

Marital status by sexMale and Female

5,31617,061

Widowed

21,53828,683

Divorced

2,4063,308

Separated

103,465101,222

Now Married

76,21662,341

Never Married

7,4418,214

Married Spouse Absent

96,02493,008

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	5,316	17,061
Divorced	21,538	28,683
Separated	2,406	3,308
Now Married	103,465	101,222
Never Married	76,216	62,341
Married Spouse Absent	7,441	8,214
Married Spouse Present	96,024	93,008

Median home value: $408,000
Median gross rent: $1,620

Housing tenure

Owner: 127,83964.4%
Renter: 70,65935.6%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 198,49889.0%
Vacant: 24,49411.0%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 81,685
Owners without mortgage: 46,154

Vacancy reason

For rent4,383

17.9%

For sale955

3.9%

Rented, not occupied1,212

4.9%

Sold, not occupied1,376

5.6%

Seasonal13,632

55.7%

Migrant workers0

0.0%

Other2,936

12.0%

Structure type

Detached122,978

55.1%

Attached13,583

6.1%

2–4 units13,409

6.0%

5–19 units24,500

11.0%

20+ units19,487

8.7%

Mobile or other29,035

13.0%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 2,406
Structure 3–4 Units: 11,003

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 12,212
Structure 10–19 Units: 12,288

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 5,985
Structure 50 Plus Units: 13,502

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 27,843
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 1,192

Year builtHousing units by period

9,9644.5%

Before 1960

54,65624.5%

1960–79

92,46541.5%

1980–99

60,67727.2%

2000–19

5,2302.3%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 1,439
1940–1949: 1,670
1950–1959: 6,855

1960–79

1960–1969: 11,782
1970–1979: 42,874

1980–99

1980–1989: 53,402
1990–1999: 39,063

2000–19

2000–2009: 36,173
2010–2019: 24,504

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

7,576

308

1990s

11,989

670

2000s

23,848

2,351

2010s

59,356

33,541

2020–22

20,721

25,929

2023+

4,349

7,860

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

13,59510.6%

Under $100k

14,45511.3%

$100–249k

61,49048.1%

$250–499k

26,95521.1%

$500–749k

7,6055.9%

$750–999k

2,5842.0%

$1–1.49m

1,1550.9%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 2,039
10000–14999: 801
15000–19999: 818
20000–24999: 1,127
25000–29999: 551
30000–34999: 961
35000–39999: 740
40000–49999: 1,694
50000–59999: 1,341
60000–69999: 1,058
70000–79999: 675
80000–89999: 979
90000–99999: 811

$100–249k

100000–124999: 1,552
125000–149999: 1,446
150000–174999: 2,234
175000–199999: 1,574
200000–249999: 7,649

$250–499k

250000–299999: 8,010
300000–399999: 25,618
400000–499999: 27,862

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 469
2000000+: 686

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $5001,137

1.7%

$500–9995,558

8.1%

$1,000–1,49921,596

31.6%

$1,500–1,99924,506

35.8%

$2,000–2,49910,010

14.6%

$2,500–2,9993,400

5.0%

$3,000+2,185

3.2%

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Under $500

Under 100: 40
100–149: 153
150–199: 118
200–249: 67
250–299: 112
300–349: 68
350–399: 125
400–449: 201
450–499: 253

$500–999

500–549: 138
550–599: 313
600–649: 121
650–699: 307
700–749: 264
750–799: 473
800–899: 1,996
900–999: 1,946

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 8,702
1250–1499: 12,894

$3,000+

3000–3499: 1,283
3500+: 902

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

3,009

7,274

1 vehicle

41,297

32,354

2 vehicles

50,423

22,441

3 vehicles

21,168

6,224

4 vehicles

8,479

1,694

5+ vehicles

3,463

672

Workers age 16+: 248,788
Average commute: 24.7 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 163,71465.8%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 27,77211.2%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 1,7860.7%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 4,3731.8%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 46,59518.7%Derived from published counts
Other: 4,5481.8%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 3,343
Bicycle: 1,030

Other

Other Transportation: 3,188
Motorcycle: 1,078
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 282

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

45,39422.5%

Under 15 min

87,41543.2%

15–29 min

46,84523.2%

30–44 min

12,9176.4%

45–59 min

9,6224.8%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 4,789
5–9: 16,817
10–14: 23,788

15–29 min

15–19: 32,061
20–24: 35,521
25–29: 19,833

30–44 min

30–34: 31,301
35–39: 6,761
40–44: 8,783

60+ min

60–89: 7,112
90+: 2,510

Population age 16+: 408,345
Civilian labor force: 263,563
Employed: 252,377
Unemployed: 11,186
Unemployment rate: 4.2%
Poverty universe: 507,303
Persons below poverty: 52,465
Gini index: 0.43
White-collar workers: 162,503
Blue-collar workers: 48,138

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

19,388

22,348

Sales Office Occupations

25,388

34,166

Management Business Science Arts

53,179

49,770

Production Transportation Material Moving

20,041

6,755

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

20,289

1,053

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	19,388	22,348
Sales Office Occupations	25,388	34,166
Management Business Science Arts	53,179	49,770
Production Transportation Material Moving	20,041	6,755
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	20,289	1,053

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 218,135
Workplace jobs: 169,672
Internal commuters: 51,477
Inbound commuters: 118,195
Outbound commuters: 166,658
Net worker inflow: Unavailable

Coverage status

Insured: 454,90389.4%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 53,96010.6%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

10,00418.5%

Under 19

20,22137.5%

Age 19–34

22,74342.1%

Age 35–64

9921.8%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 452,69188.5%
Foreign born: 59,07311.5%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 24,404
Not a citizen: 34,669

Residential mobility

Same house: 427,426
Within same county: 52,140
From another county: 5,482
From another state: 17,160
From abroad: 3,796

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 220,150

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Mesa city, Arizona	511,764	$82,752	37.4 years	64.4%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
Arizona	7,378,838	$79,964	39 years	67.4%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	16,996	14,437
5–17	42,584	41,318
18–24	23,264	22,418
25–34	40,569	37,913
35–44	33,474	31,019
45–54	29,779	28,861
55–64	28,651	31,107
65+	40,617	48,757

Category	Value
White alone	336,847
Two or more races	88,576
Some other race	41,590
Black alone	20,491
Asian alone	13,350
American Indian / Alaska Native	9,532
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1,378

Category	Value
1 person	54,381
2 people	70,855
3 people	27,879
4 people	23,902
5+ people	21,481

Category	Value
Under $25k	22,564
$25–49k	33,795
$50–74k	33,820
$75–99k	28,736
$100–149k	39,463
$150–199k	19,637
$200k+	20,483

Category	Value
For rent	4,383
For sale	955
Rented, not occupied	1,212
Sold, not occupied	1,376
Seasonal	13,632
Migrant workers	0
Other	2,936

Category	Value
Detached	122,978
Attached	13,583
2–4 units	13,409
5–19 units	24,500
20+ units	19,487
Mobile or other	29,035

Category	Value
Before 1960	9,964
1960–79	54,656
1980–99	92,465
2000–19	60,677
2020+	5,230

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	7,576	308
1990s	11,989	670
2000s	23,848	2,351
2010s	59,356	33,541
2020–22	20,721	25,929
2023+	4,349	7,860

Category	Value
Under $100k	13,595
$100–249k	14,455
$250–499k	61,490
$500–749k	26,955
$750–999k	7,605
$1–1.49m	2,584
$1.5m+	1,155

Category	Value
Under $500	1,137
$500–999	5,558
$1,000–1,499	21,596
$1,500–1,999	24,506
$2,000–2,499	10,010
$2,500–2,999	3,400
$3,000+	2,185

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	198,498
Vacant	24,494

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	3,009	7,274
1 vehicle	41,297	32,354
2 vehicles	50,423	22,441
3 vehicles	21,168	6,224
4 vehicles	8,479	1,694
5+ vehicles	3,463	672

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	163,714
Carpool	27,772
Public transit	1,786
Walk or bicycle	4,373
Work from home	46,595
Other	4,548

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	454,903
Uninsured	53,960

Category	Value
Under 15 min	45,394
15–29 min	87,415
30–44 min	46,845
45–59 min	12,917
60+ min	9,622

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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