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- Virginia Beach is 0% more densely populated than Mesa.
- People are 5.4% more likely to be married in Virginia Beach.
- The Median Age is 0.1 years older in Virginia Beach.
 Mesa, AZVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock457,658329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.738.4
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 Population - 2010440,833  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock425,257285,036,114
 Population - 1990288,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,870.193.4
 Land Area138.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock252.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mesa, AZVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%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  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Mesa, AZVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock18.3%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mesa, AZVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Married Population50.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.1%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.532.60
 Households190,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock120,27080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households66,228  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%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 Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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