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Southaven, MS vs Mesa, AZ

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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Southaven.
- People are 1.2% less likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years older in Mesa.
 Southaven, MSMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201049,135  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 199017,949  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now215.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area41.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Southaven, MSMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Southaven, MSMesa, AZUnited States
 White58.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Southaven, MSMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population50.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married30.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households20,513  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,204  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Southaven    5 Reviews

Southaven, MS has grown tremendously over the last past 15 years. Many people from Memphis, TN has moved here. The housing is very affordable but jobs are hard to come  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am planning to relocate to Southaven Mississippi in March to be closer to my family in Memphis. I have over 20 years administrative assistant experience. Are there  More

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My wife and I relocated here recently back into her hometown of Southaven, MS. Since this time we have had our Garage Sale signs pulled up off of the street because of a  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 3 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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