Independence vs Mesa

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

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

Independence has the higher population (875 vs 358 in Mesa). Mesa has the higher median household income ($135,667 vs $64,063 in Independence). Mesa has the higher median home value ($561,500 vs $268,400 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Mesa
Population	875	358
Median age	44.8 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,063	$135,667
Median home value	$268,400	$561,500
Median gross rent	$1,059	—
Housing units	417	149
Homeownership rate	77.3%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	38.6%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Mesa
Population	603 → 875 (+45.1%)	348 → 358 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$43,365 → $64,063 (+47.7%)	$79,750 → $135,667 (+70.1%)
Median home value	$170,800 → $268,400 (+57.1%)	$414,000 → $561,500 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,059 (+19.0%)	—

Independence

Population

603875

Median household income

$43,365$64,063

Median home value

$170,800$268,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,059

Mesa

Population

348358

Median household income

$79,750$135,667

Median home value

$414,000$561,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Mesa
Under 5	10.2%	2.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	18.2%
18 to 24	5.8%	1.4%
25 to 34	8.3%	15.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	5.3%
45 to 54	7.7%	15.4%
55 to 64	15.3%	19.0%
65 to 74	16.7%	16.2%
75 and over	10.1%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Mesa
White (non-Hispanic)	64.0%	88.3%
Black or African American	7.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Mesa
No high school diploma	3.6%	1.8%
High school graduate	36.4%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Mesa
Drove alone	71.7%	70.4%
Carpooled	5.3%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	25.3%
Other means	4.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Mesa
1-unit, detached	84.9%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Mesa
Poverty rate	4.3%	8.4%
Average household size	2.43	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	16	33
Median year structure built	1957	1984