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Franklin, TN vs Mesa, AZ

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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Franklin.
- People are 16.9% less likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years younger in Mesa.
 Franklin, TNMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201062,829  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 199020,098  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now324.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area41.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Franklin, TNMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Franklin, TNMesa, AZUnited States
 White76.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian8.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Franklin, TNMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population60.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married25.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households31,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,551  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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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

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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

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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

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