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Phoenix, AZ vs Mesa, AZ

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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Phoenix.
- People are 12.4% more likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 2.5 years older in Mesa.
 Phoenix, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 20101,448,998  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 1990983,403  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area517.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Phoenix, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Phoenix, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 White41.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian3.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Phoenix, AZMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population44.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married39.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households579,876  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households211,288  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  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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