Rancho Mesa Verde vs Tacna

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

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

Rancho Mesa Verde has the higher population (470 vs 457 in Tacna). Since 2019, Rancho Mesa Verde's population has grown faster (-17.7% vs -28.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Rancho Mesa Verde	Tacna
Population	470	457
Median age	17.4 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$40,733
Median home value	—	$121,200
Median gross rent	—	$714
Housing units	95	287
Homeownership rate	100.0%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	37.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rancho Mesa Verde	Tacna
Population	571 → 470 (-17.7%)	637 → 457 (-28.3%)
Median household income	$27,073 → $28,186 (+4.1%)	$32,299 → $40,733 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$72,700 → $112,800 (+55.2%)	$85,900 → $121,200 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$767 → $714 (-6.9%)

Rancho Mesa Verde

Population

571470

Median household income

$27,073$28,186

Median home value

$72,700$112,800

Tacna

Population

637457

Median household income

$32,299$40,733

Median home value

$85,900$121,200

Median gross rent

$767$714

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rancho Mesa Verde	Tacna
Under 5	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	54.7%	14.9%
18 to 24	6.4%	11.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	16.4%
35 to 44	9.4%	1.1%
45 to 54	15.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	16.0%
75 and over	0.0%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rancho Mesa Verde	Tacna
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	37.6%
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%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	60.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rancho Mesa Verde	Tacna
No high school diploma	90.7%	31.6%
High school graduate	9.3%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rancho Mesa Verde	Tacna
Drove alone	100.0%	80.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	19.9%
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)

	Rancho Mesa Verde	Tacna
1-unit, detached	0.0%	38.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
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	100.0%	58.2%

Poverty & households

	Rancho Mesa Verde	Tacna
Poverty rate	47.9%	17.1%
Average household size	4.95	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1978	1981