Connell vs Mesa

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

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

Connell has the higher population (5,080 vs 631 in Mesa). Mesa has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $63,810 in Connell). Connell has the higher median home value ($247,300 vs $183,300 in Mesa).

Population, income & housing

	Connell	Mesa
Population	5,080	631
Median age	38.8 yrs	16.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,810	$71,875
Median home value	$247,300	$183,300
Median gross rent	$1,138	$959
Housing units	1,187	116
Homeownership rate	71.4%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	22.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Connell	Mesa
Population	5,517 → 5,080 (-7.9%)	543 → 631 (+16.2%)
Median household income	$51,154 → $63,810 (+24.7%)	$50,000 → $71,875 (+43.8%)
Median home value	$128,200 → $247,300 (+92.9%)	$96,400 → $183,300 (+90.1%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,138 (+26.0%)	$725 → $959 (+32.3%)

Connell

Population

5,5175,080

Median household income

$51,154$63,810

Median home value

$128,200$247,300

Median gross rent

$903$1,138

Mesa

Population

543631

Median household income

$50,000$71,875

Median home value

$96,400$183,300

Median gross rent

$725$959

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Connell	Mesa
Under 5	4.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	16.2%	43.3%
18 to 24	7.7%	14.6%
25 to 34	13.8%	7.6%
35 to 44	19.8%	16.6%
45 to 54	13.7%	1.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	4.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	2.2%
75 and over	2.5%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Connell	Mesa
White (non-Hispanic)	49.1%	11.9%
Black or African American	4.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	39.3%	84.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Connell	Mesa
No high school diploma	24.1%	40.3%
High school graduate	31.4%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	14.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Connell	Mesa
Drove alone	74.3%	70.2%
Carpooled	15.6%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	13.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Connell	Mesa
1-unit, detached	68.8%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	31.0%

Poverty & households

	Connell	Mesa
Poverty rate	13.1%	47.1%
Average household size	3.09	5.44
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1974	1979