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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Palm Bay.
- People are 3.1% more likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 4.3 years younger in Mesa.
 Palm Bay, FLMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 2010104,143  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 199062,632  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now86.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area97.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palm Bay, FLMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Palm Bay, FLMesa, AZUnited States
 White57.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palm Bay, FLMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population48.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married31.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households41,900  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,484  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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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 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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