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Arizona·Maricopa County
132 tracts·492K people·$408K median·3,483/mi²
White 60 · Hispanic 27 · Multiracial 5 · Black 4 · Asian 2 · Other 2
Married couple 47 · Living alone 27 · Other 26
Health 29 · Professional 21 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 15 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 24 · Service 17 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 66 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 18 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Mesa is $408,000 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Mesa has 511,764 residents across 120 census tracts and 88 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.4; the population is 60.1% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Multiracial, 3.7% Black, 2.4% Asian and 2.0% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 32.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.3% (Census ACS).
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus (82%), Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa (75%) and Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus (74%) lead the elementary schools; Franklin Junior High School (81%), Highland Jr High School (54%) and Stapley Junior High School (50%) lead the middle schools; AAEC Online (75%), ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School (57%) and Heritage Academy (55%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,620/month, 3% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Mesa is $82,752 a year, 4% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Mesa, median rent is $1,620/month and the median home value is $408,000 (Census ACS).
Mesa reported 4.3 violent crimes and 16.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 104°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 9 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Mesa are heat wave (99), wildfire (88) and inland flooding (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Mesa scores 12.2 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.4% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).