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- Cortez is 0% more densely populated than Mesa.
- People are 4.7% less likely to be married in Cortez.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years older in Cortez.
 Mesa, AZCortez, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,742329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.938.4
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 Population - 2010440,833  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,977285,036,114
 Population - 1990288,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,380.293.4
 Land Area138.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mesa, AZCortez, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Mesa, AZCortez, COUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mesa, AZCortez, COUnited States
 Married Population50.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.2%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.442.60
 Households190,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households66,228  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.6%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 Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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