Mesa

Population: 507,478
Median household income: $78,779
Median home value: $364,300

Mesa, a community in Maricopa County, Arizona, has 507,478 residents. At $78,779, its median household income sits below Maricopa County's $85,518.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mesa's population grew 1.6% from 499,720 to 507,478, while its median home value rose 60.8% from $226,500 to $364,300.

The typical home was built around 1988. 10.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 507,478
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $78,779
Median home value: $364,300
Median gross rent: $1,478
Housing units: 221,129
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

499,720507,478

Median household income

$58,181$78,779

Median home value

$226,500$364,300

Median gross rent

$1,044$1,478

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	499,720	$58,181	$226,500	$1,044
2020	508,918	$61,640	$245,500	$1,105
2021	497,752	$65,725	$269,400	$1,196
2022	503,390	$73,766	$327,700	$1,352
2023	507,478	$78,779	$364,300	$1,478

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31,402	6.2%
5 to 17	85,305	16.8%
18 to 24	44,905	8.8%
25 to 34	77,862	15.3%
35 to 44	63,355	12.5%
45 to 54	58,789	11.6%
55 to 64	58,346	11.5%
65 to 74	49,458	9.7%
75 and over	38,056	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	308,277	60.7%
Black or African American	20,842	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7,734	1.5%
Asian	11,524	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,165	0.2%
Some other race	1,690	0.3%
Two or more races	21,310	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	134,936	26.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate23.9%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31,147	9.0%
High school graduate	82,666	23.9%
Some college or associate's	123,169	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	72,421	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	36,463	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home16.9%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	167,369	67.7%
Carpooled	27,307	11.0%
Public transit	2,250	0.9%
Walked	3,404	1.4%
Bicycle	1,065	0.4%
Worked from home	41,710	16.9%
Other means	4,086	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46,169	22.5%
15 to 29 min	87,745	42.7%
30 to 44 min	47,093	22.9%
45 to 59 min	13,937	6.8%
60+ min	10,537	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 10.5% (52,812 of 502,827)

	Count	Share
Family households	125,912	64.2%
Nonfamily households	70,153	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	196,065	88.7%
Vacant	25,064	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	126,169	64.4%
Renter-occupied	69,896	35.6%

1-unit, detached55.1%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units11.2%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	121,808	55.1%
1-unit, attached	13,277	6.0%
2 to 4 units	13,527	6.1%
5 to 19 units	24,803	11.2%
20 or more units	18,382	8.3%
Mobile home & other	29,332	13.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0446000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 142 sq mi
Water area: 0.63 sq mi
Center point: 33.4006, -111.7165