Moving to Mesa, Arizona

About Mesa, Arizona
Mesa

Mesa ( MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. 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). The city is home to 504,258 people as of 2020. 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.

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. In separate studies in 2014 and 2017, researchers determined Mesa to be "America's most conservative city".

Gender
Gender Mesa Arizona Country
Female 50.6% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 49.4% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


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


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
Education
Race / Ethnicity


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