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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Reston.
- People are 5.5% less likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years younger in Mesa.
 Reston, VAMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201053,257  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 199048,556  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now25.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area15.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Reston, VAMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  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 3416.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Reston, VAMesa, AZUnited States
 White59.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian11.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Reston, VAMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population53.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households27,366  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,265  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Reston    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Reston for three years and it is absolute paradise. The fact that it was a planned city from decades ago is still apparent to this day. With plenty of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Summers are hot and  More

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There is a vast network of bike and walking trails thoughout the city and neighborhoods. 40% of the city is slated to remain green so there are many trees, parks and  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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