Mescal vs Willcox

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

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

Willcox has the higher population (3,236 vs 1,601 in Mescal). Mescal has the higher median household income ($52,465 vs $40,750 in Willcox). Mescal has the higher median home value ($182,900 vs $155,000 in Willcox).

Population, income & housing

	Mescal	Willcox
Population	1,601	3,236
Median age	53.4 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,465	$40,750
Median home value	$182,900	$155,000
Median gross rent	$737	$885
Housing units	774	1,444
Homeownership rate	88.9%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mescal	Willcox
Population	1,527 → 1,601 (+4.8%)	3,533 → 3,236 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$35,667 → $52,465 (+47.1%)	$36,756 → $40,750 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$121,500 → $182,900 (+50.5%)	$75,800 → $155,000 (+104.5%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $737 (-0.3%)	$576 → $885 (+53.6%)

Mescal

Population

1,5271,601

Median household income

$35,667$52,465

Median home value

$121,500$182,900

Median gross rent

$739$737

Willcox

Population

3,5333,236

Median household income

$36,756$40,750

Median home value

$75,800$155,000

Median gross rent

$576$885

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mescal	Willcox
Under 5	1.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	24.5%	18.0%
18 to 24	2.1%	9.5%
25 to 34	4.9%	16.5%
35 to 44	5.7%	14.7%
45 to 54	17.1%	7.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	10.3%
65 to 74	20.0%	12.8%
75 and over	11.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mescal	Willcox
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	35.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	21.8%	60.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mescal	Willcox
No high school diploma	2.7%	19.2%
High school graduate	30.9%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mescal	Willcox
Drove alone	54.4%	91.9%
Carpooled	7.8%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	37.8%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mescal	Willcox
1-unit, detached	62.3%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	37.7%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Mescal	Willcox
Poverty rate	18.7%	19.0%
Average household size	2.58	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	30	17
Median year structure built	1999	1977