Mesa ( MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The population was 504,258 at the 2020 census. It is the third-most populous city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, the 36th-most populous city in the U.S., and the most populous city that is not a county seat (except for independent cities Washington, D.C. and Baltimore which are not part of any county). It is the most populous city in the East Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is bordered by Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler and Gilbert on the south along with Queen Creek, and Apache Junction on the east.
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| Ethnicity | Mesa | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 61% | 60.1% |
| African American | 4.2% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 2.1% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 2% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 27.6% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Mesa | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 8.6% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 9% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 14.3% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 19.4% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 14% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 15.9% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 5.4% | 7.1% |
| Education | Mesa | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 4% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 6% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 25% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 28% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 9% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 19% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 7% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |