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Mesa, AZ vs Cedar Falls, IA

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- Cedar Falls is 0% more densely populated than Mesa.
- People are 12.9% less likely to be married in Cedar Falls.
- The Median Age is 8.6 years younger in Cedar Falls.
 Mesa, AZCedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,500329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2838.4
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 Population - 2010440,833  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock36,145285,036,114
 Population - 1990288,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,399.893.4
 Land Area138.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mesa, AZCedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%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  Unlock14.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Mesa, AZCedar Falls, IAUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mesa, AZCedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Married Population50.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.432.60
 Households190,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,25280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households66,228  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.5%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 Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Over 12 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  More

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