Donovan Estates vs Rancho Mesa Verde

A side-by-side comparison of Donovan Estates and Rancho Mesa Verde: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Donovan Estates has the higher population (623 vs 470 in Rancho Mesa Verde). Since 2019, Rancho Mesa Verde's population has grown faster (-17.7% vs -55.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Donovan Estates	Rancho Mesa Verde
Population	623	470
Median age	58.4 yrs	17.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,018	—
Median home value	$159,500	—
Housing units	282	95
Homeownership rate	70.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	37.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Donovan Estates	Rancho Mesa Verde
Population	1,394 → 623 (-55.3%)	571 → 470 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$44,167 → $39,018 (-11.7%)	$27,073 → $28,186 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $159,500 (+105.8%)	$72,700 → $112,800 (+55.2%)
Median gross rent	$868 → $737 (-15.1%)	—

Donovan Estates

Population

1,394623

Median household income

$44,167$39,018

Median home value

$77,500$159,500

Median gross rent

$868$737

Rancho Mesa Verde

Population

571470

Median household income

$27,073$28,186

Median home value

$72,700$112,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Donovan Estates	Rancho Mesa Verde
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.6%	54.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	14.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.7%	9.4%
45 to 54	1.8%	15.7%
55 to 64	18.6%	13.8%
65 to 74	18.0%	0.0%
75 and over	21.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Donovan Estates	Rancho Mesa Verde
White (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	97.9%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Donovan Estates	Rancho Mesa Verde
No high school diploma	46.5%	90.7%
High school graduate	20.8%	9.3%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Donovan Estates	Rancho Mesa Verde
Drove alone	96.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Donovan Estates	Rancho Mesa Verde
1-unit, detached	53.5%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46.5%	100.0%

Poverty & households

	Donovan Estates	Rancho Mesa Verde
Poverty rate	5.0%	47.9%
Average household size	2.21	4.95
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1976	1978