Mesa del Caballo

Population: 1,188
Median household income: $55,833
Median home value: $236,100

Mesa del Caballo, a community in Gila County, Arizona, has 1,188 residents. At $55,833, its median household income sits below Gila County's $59,089.

From 2019 to 2023, Mesa del Caballo's population grew 23.5% from 962 to 1,188, while its median home value rose 86.3% from $126,700 to $236,100.

59.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,188
Median age: 30.8 yrs
Median household income: $55,833
Median home value: $236,100
Median gross rent: $1,386
Housing units: 597
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 11.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9621,188

Median household income

$35,000$55,833

Median home value

$126,700$236,100

Median gross rent

$1,339$1,386

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	962	$35,000	$126,700	$1,339
2020	883	$47,404	$122,300	$1,308
2021	1,010	$60,265	$159,900	$1,229
2022	1,194	$65,313	$209,700	$1,490
2023	1,188	$55,833	$236,100	$1,386

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.8%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3428.0%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 544.7%

55 to 644.7%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	116	9.8%
5 to 17	213	17.9%
18 to 24	66	5.6%
25 to 34	333	28.0%
35 to 44	140	11.8%
45 to 54	56	4.7%
55 to 64	56	4.7%
65 to 74	131	11.0%
75 and over	77	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,039	87.5%
Black or African American	27	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	35	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	87	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's53.7%

Bachelor's degree4.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	83	10.5%
High school graduate	187	23.6%
Some college or associate's	426	53.7%
Bachelor's degree	38	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	59	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone65.1%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle4.1%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means6.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	363	65.1%
Carpooled	74	13.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	23	4.1%
Worked from home	61	10.9%
Other means	37	6.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	281	56.5%
15 to 29 min	141	28.4%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	23	4.6%
60+ min	52	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 13.1% (152 of 1,163)

	Count	Share
Family households	311	61.2%
Nonfamily households	197	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	508	85.1%
Vacant	89	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	328	64.6%
Renter-occupied	180	35.4%

1-unit, detached59.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other40.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	356	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	241	40.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0446005
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.2859, -111.2952