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Mesa, AZ vs Fountain Hills, AZ

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- Fountain Hills is 0% more densely populated than Mesa.
- People are 34.5% more likely to be married in Fountain Hills.
- The Median Age is 23.1 years older in Fountain Hills.
 Mesa, AZFountain Hills, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock23,639329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock59.738.4
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 Population - 2010440,833  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,235285,036,114
 Population - 1990288,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock28.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,165.693.4
 Land Area138.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mesa, AZFountain Hills, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock10.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock21.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Mesa, AZFountain Hills, AZUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mesa, AZFountain Hills, AZUnited States
 Married Population50.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock66.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock32.5%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.152.60
 Households190,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,56180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock74.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households66,228  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock4.9%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 Fountain Hills    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We live in Boise but are seriously considering a move to Fountain Hills. We have visited FH and it's beautiful...but we are not sure we can do the Summers! In Boise  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived in many cities in the US we moved here 10 yrs ago raised 2 boys and I would not give it up for any other place. move here raise a family and retire  More

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Over 12 years ago

Beautiful homes with mountaineous  More

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