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Salinas, CA vs Mesa, AZ

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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Salinas.
- People are 9.3% more likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years older in Mesa.
 Salinas, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population48.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 2010150,798  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 1990108,777  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area23.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salinas, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Salinas, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 White12.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  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
 Salinas, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population45.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married43.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households42,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,967  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salinas    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Sacred Heart School is a fine Catholic school in the heart of Salinas, Ca. Victoria Torcolini was principal of this PK-8 school from 2006-2009. Under her leadership, SHS  More

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Over 13 years ago

I Was born and raise in salinas. In 2006 my family moved to the central valley. I moved back to salinas in 2011. I moved back Because I got a better job in Carmel. I  More

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Salinas, California has some of the best weather in Central California. I love looking out at the mountain ranges that line the Salinas River Valley. It's a shame that  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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