Mexico vs Phoenix

A side-by-side comparison of Mexico and Phoenix: population, income, housing, and more.

Mexico and Phoenix are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Phoenix has the higher population (2,393 vs 2,050 in Mexico). Mexico has the higher median household income ($72,772 vs $60,000 in Phoenix). Mexico has the higher median home value ($154,800 vs $143,900 in Phoenix).

Population, income & housing

	Mexico	Phoenix
Population	2,050	2,393
Median age	31.9 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,772	$60,000
Median home value	$154,800	$143,900
Median gross rent	$791	$981
Housing units	904	1,187
Homeownership rate	47.3%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mexico	Phoenix
Population	1,476 → 2,050 (+38.9%)	2,471 → 2,393 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$63,194 → $72,772 (+15.2%)	$44,135 → $60,000 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$116,700 → $154,800 (+32.6%)	$94,000 → $143,900 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $791 (+14.0%)	$747 → $981 (+31.3%)

Mexico

Population

1,4762,050

Median household income

$63,194$72,772

Median home value

$116,700$154,800

Median gross rent

$694$791

Phoenix

Population

2,4712,393

Median household income

$44,135$60,000

Median home value

$94,000$143,900

Median gross rent

$747$981

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mexico	Phoenix
Under 5	7.7%	10.6%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	13.1%	8.4%
25 to 34	18.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	9.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	8.4%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	6.8%	13.3%
75 and over	10.5%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mexico	Phoenix
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mexico	Phoenix
No high school diploma	5.9%	10.1%
High school graduate	32.3%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mexico	Phoenix
Drove alone	77.6%	76.8%
Carpooled	13.7%	9.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.7%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mexico	Phoenix
1-unit, detached	62.4%	53.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	18.3%	30.2%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	11.5%
20 or more units	2.1%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mexico	Phoenix
Poverty rate	9.3%	18.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1960	1938