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Salt Lake City, UT vs Mesa, AZ

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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Salt Lake City.
- People are 20.5% more likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years older in Mesa.
 Salt Lake City, UTMesa, 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 - 2010186,646  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 1990159,936  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now27.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area111.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salt Lake City, UTMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Salt Lake City, UTMesa, AZUnited States
 White65.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander2.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salt Lake City, UTMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married44.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households83,197  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households43,740  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews
Anna · Salt Lake City, UT
Hot but beautiful
Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Tonya · Salt Lake City, UT
Trying it
Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Austin · Pleasant Grove, UT
Paradise
Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews
Kent · Chandler, AZ
Good city, and well planned for it's Urban Renewal
Over 1 years ago

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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Ray · Mesa, AZ
Building Back Greater.
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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Shelby · Mesa, AZ
Worth a read before moving
Over 4 years ago

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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