2025 Compare Cities People:
Albany, NY vs Mesa, AZ

Change Cities
Highlights
- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Albany.
- People are 77.3% more likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years older in Mesa.
 Albany, NYMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population53.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
 space3
 Population - 201097,746  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 1990101,082  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-5.6%  Unlock30.8%
 space4
 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area21.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
 space
 Est. Total Population By Age
 Albany, NYMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2010.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 space1
 Race
 Albany, NYMesa, AZUnited States
 White50.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian7.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
 space2
 Marriage & Family
 Albany, NYMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population28.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married56.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
 space5
 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households42,502  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,609  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

   |    Reply

Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

   |    Reply

Over 5 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Albany

Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

   |    Reply

Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

   |    Reply

I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Mesa


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.