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Mesa, AZ vs Cave Creek, AZ

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- Cave Creek is 0% more densely populated than Mesa.
- People are 23.1% more likely to be married in Cave Creek.
- The Median Age is 21.0 years older in Cave Creek.
 Mesa, AZCave Creek, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,933329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock57.638.4
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 Population - 2010440,833  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,728285,036,114
 Population - 1990288,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock60.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock130.893.4
 Land Area138.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mesa, AZCave Creek, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock1.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock4.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock22.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Mesa, AZCave Creek, AZUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mesa, AZCave Creek, AZUnited States
 Married Population50.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock61.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.2%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.152.60
 Households190,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,48880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock69.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households66,228  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock5.7%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 Cave Creek    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Beautiful homes and area with larger parcels and horse properties. Wonderful people. Low crime. Great climate except 3 months of hell heat in the summer. But you can  More

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Cave Creek is beautiful especially if you make lots of money! It has a mix of down to earth people and affluent show boaters, heavy drinkers and bikers. Very eclectic.  More

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Over 11 years ago

The drawback to living in Cave Creek are the summers. If you can leave for 3-4 months and return in the fall, Cave Creek is  More

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