place

Mesa, AZ

Demographic and economic profile of Mesa, AZ, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

507,478

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$82,752

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.3% since 2018

Mesa added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone336,847 (65.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race62,511 (12.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone41,590 (8.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races26,065 (5.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone20,491 (4.0%)
  • Asian Alone13,350 (2.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish75,694
  2. 2.Other Indo-European2,625
  3. 3.Vietnamese2,092
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,802
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1,665

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

28,865

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$39,586

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance50,288
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services33,992
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)32,456
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing23,463
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services23,353

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations102,949
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations59,554
  3. 3.Service Occupations41,736
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations26,796
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations21,342

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.40×)23,349
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.19×)20,637
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)32,289
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.13×)34,983
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.09×)6,281

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$364,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,478/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $400,000 to $499,99927,862 (21.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99926,955 (21.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99925,618 (20.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9998,010 (6.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9997,649 (6.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9997,605 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,958

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone163,714 (65.8%)
  • Worked At Home46,595 (18.7%)
  • Carpooled27,772 (11.2%)
  • Walked3,343 (1.3%)
  • Other3,188 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit1,786 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.