First Mesa

Population: 1,381
Median household income: $53,173
Median home value: $57,100

First Mesa, a community in Navajo County, Arizona, has 1,381 residents. Its median household income of $53,173 runs in line with the Navajo County figure of $52,752.

From 2019 to 2023, First Mesa's population declined 28.7% from 1,937 to 1,381, while its median home value fell 11.6% from $64,600 to $57,100.

Owners occupy 73.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,381
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $53,173
Median home value: $57,100
Median gross rent: $731
Housing units: 606
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9371,381

Median household income

$32,135$53,173

Median home value

$64,600$57,100

Median gross rent

$631$731

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,937	$32,135	$64,600	$631
2020	1,914	$45,625	$65,000	$588
2021	1,660	$50,208	$64,600	$589
2022	1,454	$53,229	$60,700	$656
2023	1,381	$53,173	$57,100	$731

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1727.6%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	81	5.9%
5 to 17	381	27.6%
18 to 24	59	4.3%
25 to 34	146	10.6%
35 to 44	135	9.8%
45 to 54	159	11.5%
55 to 64	112	8.1%
65 to 74	176	12.7%
75 and over	132	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10	0.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,278	92.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate47.6%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	87	10.1%
High school graduate	409	47.6%
Some college or associate's	266	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	60	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	38	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone53.4%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked12.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	234	53.4%
Carpooled	65	14.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	55	12.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	84	19.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	100	28.2%
15 to 29 min	99	28.0%
30 to 44 min	131	37.0%
45 to 59 min	8	2.3%
60+ min	16	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.17
Poverty rate: 19.4% (268 of 1,381)

	Count	Share
Family households	349	80.2%
Nonfamily households	86	19.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	435	71.8%
Vacant	171	28.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	318	73.1%
Renter-occupied	117	26.9%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached9.7%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	487	80.4%
1-unit, attached	59	9.7%
2 to 4 units	13	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47	7.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0423512
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.8317, -110.3689