Mescal vs St. David

A side-by-side comparison of Mescal and St. David: population, income, housing, and more.

Mescal and St. David are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mescal has the higher population (1,601 vs 1,112 in St. David). Mescal has the higher median household income ($52,465 vs $45,417 in St. David). Mescal has the higher median home value ($182,900 vs $121,000 in St. David).

Population, income & housing

	Mescal	St. David
Population	1,601	1,112
Median age	53.4 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,465	$45,417
Median home value	$182,900	$121,000
Median gross rent	$737	$433
Housing units	774	786
Homeownership rate	88.9%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mescal	St. David
Population	1,527 → 1,601 (+4.8%)	1,233 → 1,112 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$35,667 → $52,465 (+47.1%)	$37,917 → $45,417 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$121,500 → $182,900 (+50.5%)	$140,600 → $121,000 (-13.9%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $737 (-0.3%)	$493 → $433 (-12.2%)

Mescal

Population

1,5271,601

Median household income

$35,667$52,465

Median home value

$121,500$182,900

Median gross rent

$739$737

St. David

Population

1,2331,112

Median household income

$37,917$45,417

Median home value

$140,600$121,000

Median gross rent

$493$433

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mescal	St. David
Under 5	1.6%	15.0%
5 to 17	24.5%	18.3%
18 to 24	2.1%	4.3%
25 to 34	4.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	5.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	17.1%	9.4%
55 to 64	12.5%	9.1%
65 to 74	20.0%	15.1%
75 and over	11.6%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mescal	St. David
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	73.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	21.2%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	21.8%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mescal	St. David
No high school diploma	2.7%	5.8%
High school graduate	30.9%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mescal	St. David
Drove alone	54.4%	50.8%
Carpooled	7.8%	33.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	37.8%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mescal	St. David
1-unit, detached	62.3%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	37.7%	47.2%

Poverty & households

	Mescal	St. David
Poverty rate	18.7%	4.8%
Average household size	2.58	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1999	1985