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Mesa, AZ vs Bellingham, WA

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- Bellingham is 0% more densely populated than Mesa.
- People are 23.0% less likely to be married in Bellingham.
- The Median Age is 3.1 years younger in Bellingham.
 Mesa, AZBellingham, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock90,545329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.538.4
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 Population - 2010440,833  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock67,171285,036,114
 Population - 1990288,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock39.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,269.193.4
 Land Area138.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mesa, AZBellingham, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock13.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Mesa, AZBellingham, WAUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mesa, AZBellingham, WAUnited States
 Married Population50.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households190,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,06280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households66,228  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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