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Mesa, AZ vs New Braunfels, TX

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- New Braunfels is 0% more densely populated than Mesa.
- People are 11.0% more likely to be married in New Braunfels.
- The Median Age is 1.5 years younger in New Braunfels.
 Mesa, AZNew Braunfels, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock87,549329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.138.4
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 Population - 2010440,833  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock36,494285,036,114
 Population - 1990288,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock161.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,947.393.4
 Land Area138.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mesa, AZNew Braunfels, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Mesa, AZNew Braunfels, TXUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock37.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mesa, AZNew Braunfels, TXUnited States
 Married Population50.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.582.60
 Households190,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,76680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households66,228  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%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 3 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 New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  More

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