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Mesa AZ - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	396,375	42 (of 25,150) (100%)	3 (of 250) (99%)
Average Income	$42,817	6,876 (73%)	42 (83%)
Median House Value	$122,100	5,505 (78%)	58 (77%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	81.7%	18,646 (of 25,150) (26%)	114 (of 250) (54%)
% Black Population	2.5%	7,382 (71%)	31 (88%)
% Hispanic Population	19.7%	2,102 (92%)	89 (64%)
% Asian Population	1.5%	3,979 (84%)	22 (91%)
% American Indian Population	1.7%	2,925 (88%)	129 (48%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	84.7%	8,376 (of 25,150) (67%)	61 (of 250) (76%)
% College Graduates	21.6%	6,165 (75%)	54 (78%)
% Never Married	25.8%	6,905 (73%)	104 (58%)
% Married	55.6%	14,030 (44%)	139 (44%)
% Seperated	1.7%	10,768 (57%)	121 (52%)
% Divorced	10.6%	10,728 (57%)	115 (54%)
% Foreign Born	11.2%	2,777 (89%)	51 (80%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	175,717	39 (of 25,150) (100%)	3 (of 250) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	0.7%	23,205 (8%)	140 (44%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.4%	15,056 (40%)	50 (80%)
Average Rooms in House	4.8	21,678 (14%)	125 (50%)
% Households with No Car	6.5%	12,603 (50%)	127 (49%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	14.5%	16,994 (32%)	151 (40%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,201 (87%)	46 (82%)
Median House Value	$122,100	5,505 (78%)	58 (77%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	1.6%	13,878 (45%)	149 (40%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.3%	3,677 (85%)	42 (83%)
Average Monthly Rent	$669	4,273 (83%)	45 (82%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	64.8%	9,576 (of 25,150) (62%)	41 (of 250) (84%)
% Drive Alone to Work	75.3%	16,340 (35%)	85 (66%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.4%	4,984 (80%)	32 (87%)
% Walk to Work	2.1%	13,281 (47%)	146 (42%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	25.9	9,360 (63%)	97 (61%)
% Households making less than $10,000	6.0%	17,871 (29%)	192 (23%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.1%	7,933 (68%)	68 (73%)
Median Household Income	$42,817	6,876 (73%)	42 (83%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.1%	14,305 (43%)	164 (34%)
Per Capita Income	$19,601	7,488 (70%)	55 (78%)
Male Worker Income	$35,960	7,714 (69%)	64 (74%)
Female Worker Income	$27,005	6,055 (76%)	39 (84%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	6.2%	14,633 (42%)	192 (23%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	8.9%	14,728 (41%)	197 (21%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.99

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Omaha, Nebraska	0.89
Colorado Springs, Colorado	0.89
Albuquerque, New Mexico	0.88
Virginia Beach, Virginia	0.87
Minneapolis, Minnesota	0.86
Las Vegas, Nevada	0.85
Sacramento, California	0.84
Tulsa, Oklahoma	0.84
Arlington, Texas	0.82
Wichita, Kansas	0.82

Mesa AZ Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Mobile Homes	30,984	1
Vacant Housing Units for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	18,103	2
Boats, RV, Van (as a Housing Unit)	2,064	2
Houses Built 1999 to March 2000	10,805	5
Houses Built 1980-1989	59,644	10

Mesa AZ Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 250)
Other Pacific Islander Population	551	1
Vacant Housing Units for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	18,103	1
Mobile Homes	30,984	1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population	932	2
Samoan Population	144	2

Mesa AZ Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	40.2%	23,675
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	33.0%	23,571
Percent of Houses Built Earlier than 1939	0.7%	23,205
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	80.3%	23,023
Percent of People who Moved into their House between 1995 and 1998	2.0%	22,830

Mesa AZ Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 250)
Percent Government Workers	10.9%	224
Percent Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas Fueled Households	1.1%	224
Percent of Renters Not Paying any Rent	2.5%	219
Percent of Renters with Rent as a Percent of Income Not Computed	4.3%	218
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	40.2%	216

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Mesa AZ	Omaha, Nebraska
Total Population	396,375	390,007
Average Age	32.0	33.5
Average Income	$42,817	$40,006
Median House Value	$122,100	$94,200
% White Population	81.7%	78.4%
% Black Population	2.5%	13.3%
% Asian Population	1.5%	1.7%
% Hispanic Population	19.7%	7.5%

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