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New River, AZ vs Mesa, AZ

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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than New River.
- People are 21.2% less likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 12.4 years younger in Mesa.
 New River, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201011,710  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 19903,677  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now342.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area56.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New River, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 346.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5419.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 New River, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 White87.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New River, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population63.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married17.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households6,812  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,853  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for New River    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Air quality should be the most important part of where you decide to live. New River is smog  More

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As New River resident and Realtor® for 14 years there are many reasons why I love calling New River home: the fresh air, the mountain views, the wildlife, the starry  More

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Over 12 years ago

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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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