Dilkon vs First Mesa

A side-by-side comparison of Dilkon and First Mesa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

First Mesa has the higher population (1,381 vs 1,267 in Dilkon). First Mesa has the higher median household income ($53,173 vs $38,452 in Dilkon). Dilkon has the higher median home value ($77,500 vs $57,100 in First Mesa).

Population, income & housing

	Dilkon	First Mesa
Population	1,267	1,381
Median age	33.2 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$38,452	$53,173
Median home value	$77,500	$57,100
Median gross rent	$723	$731
Housing units	495	606
Homeownership rate	42.4%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dilkon	First Mesa
Population	1,188 → 1,267 (+6.6%)	1,937 → 1,381 (-28.7%)
Median household income	$38,472 → $38,452 (-0.1%)	$32,135 → $53,173 (+65.5%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $77,500 (-11.6%)	$64,600 → $57,100 (-11.6%)
Median gross rent	$395 → $723 (+83.0%)	$631 → $731 (+15.8%)

Dilkon

Population

1,1881,267

Median household income

$38,472$38,452

Median home value

$87,700$77,500

Median gross rent

$395$723

First Mesa

Population

1,9371,381

Median household income

$32,135$53,173

Median home value

$64,600$57,100

Median gross rent

$631$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dilkon	First Mesa
Under 5	6.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	23.0%	27.6%
18 to 24	11.2%	4.3%
25 to 34	13.3%	10.6%
35 to 44	14.1%	9.8%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	8.9%	8.1%
65 to 74	9.3%	12.7%
75 and over	3.8%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dilkon	First Mesa
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	94.1%	92.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dilkon	First Mesa
No high school diploma	21.2%	10.1%
High school graduate	29.9%	47.6%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dilkon	First Mesa
Drove alone	62.8%	53.4%
Carpooled	20.4%	14.8%
Public transit	6.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	12.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	19.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dilkon	First Mesa
1-unit, detached	85.3%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Dilkon	First Mesa
Poverty rate	38.9%	19.4%
Average household size	2.84	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	42	23
Median year structure built	1983	1986