Moving to Mesa, Arizona

About Mesa, Arizona
Mesa

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 37th-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 borders 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.

At least ten colleges and universities are located in Mesa, as is the Mesa Arizona Temple, one of the first LDS temples constructed outside of Utah. The city is home to the largest relief airport in the Phoenix area, Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport, located in the southeastern corner of the city.

Gender
Gender Mesa Arizona Country
Female 50.6% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 49.4% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.051%49%Female50.6%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.05%3%9%9%14%19%14%16%5%5%$50K to $75K19.4%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Mesa Arizona Country
Less than $10,000 4.6% 5.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.5% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 8.6% 8.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 9% 9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 14.3% 13.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.4% 18.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14% 13.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 15.9% 15% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 5.4% 6.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 5.3% 6.4% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.04%6%25%28%9%19%7%1%1%Other College28%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Mesa Arizona Country
< 9th Grade 4% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 25% 24% 27.0%
Other College 28% 25% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 19% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 7% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Mesa Arizona  Country
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Education
 Mesa Arizona  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade455677252427282520999191920789122111
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.061%4%2%2%28%0%3%0%White61%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Mesa Arizona Country
White 61% 54.1% 60.1%
African American 4.2% 4.3% 12.2%
American Indian 2.1% 3.8% 0.6%
Asian 2% 3.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.6% 2.6% 2.8%
Hispanic 27.6% 31.5% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Mesa Arizona  Country
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