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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Grand Rapids.
- People are 27.9% more likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 5.1 years older in Mesa.
 Grand Rapids, MIMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 2010187,975  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 1990189,126  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area44.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grand Rapids, MIMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Grand Rapids, MIMesa, AZUnited States
 White58.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grand Rapids, MIMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population39.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married45.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households76,961  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households34,613  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  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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