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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Palo Alto.
- People are 14.3% less likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years younger in Mesa.
 Palo Alto, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201064,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 199055,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area23.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Alto, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Alto, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 White50.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian35.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Alto, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households26,007  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,437  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  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 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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