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Laguna Woods, CA vs Mesa, AZ

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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Laguna Woods.
- People are 5.8% more likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 37.9 years younger in Mesa.
 Laguna Woods, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population62.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population37.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201015,998  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 199016,883  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area3.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Laguna Woods, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 40.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 140.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 340.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 542.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6410.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8429.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Laguna Woods, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 White70.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian21.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Laguna Woods, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population47.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married7.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed22.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households11,933  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children0.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,703  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Laguna Woods    3 Reviews

I.ve lived in Laguna Woods Village since 2020 and I like it. There is a sense of tranquility here and community with my neighbors. The best part of it is that there's a  More

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Over 8 years ago

I live here now and its my 3 rd home. Bigger 3 bedroom to a smaller1 bedroom and now a 2 bedroom. Its a great safe quiet and extremely well planned city...beautiful  More

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Over 17 years ago

The city of Laguna Woods is primarily a gated over 55 senior community that was formerly Leisure World. It is a very well run community with many activities including a  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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