Gadsden vs Rancho Mesa Verde

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

Gadsden 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.

Gadsden has the higher population (696 vs 470 in Rancho Mesa Verde). Since 2019, Gadsden's population has grown faster (+36.5% vs -17.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Gadsden	Rancho Mesa Verde
Population	696	470
Median age	24.2 yrs	17.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,504	—
Median home value	$169,600	—
Median gross rent	$483	—
Housing units	279	95
Homeownership rate	33.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	37.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gadsden	Rancho Mesa Verde
Population	510 → 696 (+36.5%)	571 → 470 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$44,271 → $41,504 (-6.3%)	$27,073 → $28,186 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$128,700 → $169,600 (+31.8%)	$72,700 → $112,800 (+55.2%)
Median gross rent	$930 → $483 (-48.1%)	—

Gadsden

Population

510696

Median household income

$44,271$41,504

Median home value

$128,700$169,600

Median gross rent

$930$483

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)

	Gadsden	Rancho Mesa Verde
Under 5	16.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	25.9%	54.7%
18 to 24	23.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.7%	9.4%
45 to 54	9.3%	15.7%
55 to 64	8.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	4.5%	0.0%
75 and over	7.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gadsden	Rancho Mesa Verde
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	100.0%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gadsden	Rancho Mesa Verde
No high school diploma	60.8%	90.7%
High school graduate	3.8%	9.3%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gadsden	Rancho Mesa Verde
Drove alone	41.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	58.6%	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)

	Gadsden	Rancho Mesa Verde
1-unit, detached	81.4%	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	18.6%	100.0%

Poverty & households

	Gadsden	Rancho Mesa Verde
Poverty rate	27.2%	47.9%
Average household size	2.64	4.95
Mean commute (minutes)	62	—
Median year structure built	1977	1978