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85201

Mesa, AZ · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
51,400
Median household income
$67,294
People below poverty
16.5%
Median home value
$328,800

Income

The median income of households in 85201 was $67,294. An estimated 4.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 85201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.8
$10,000 to $14,999 3
$15,000 to $24,999 8
$25,000 to $34,999 8
$35,000 to $49,999 12.7
$50,000 to $74,999 18.2
$75,000 to $99,999 14.2
$100,000 to $149,999 20.4
$150,000 to $199,999 5.9
$200,000 or more 4.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 85201 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 54415
Female 46062

An estimated 84.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 22% of households received Social Security and an estimated 13.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,200. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 85201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.7
Social Security 22
Retirement income 13.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.7
Cash public assistance income 3.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 85201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 20.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.3

In 2020-2024, 15.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 51.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 45.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 85201 in 2020-2024, 86.1% had health insurance coverage and 13.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 56.4% and public coverage was 37.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.2%.


In 2020-2024, 85201 had a total population of 51,400 - 25,475 (49.6%) females and 25,925 (50.4%) males. The median age was 32.3 years. An estimated 20.9% of the population was under 18 years, 45.4% was 19 to 44 years, 20% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 85201 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1177 1420
5 to 9 1350 1364
10 to 14 1568 1680
15 to 19 2005 1856
20 to 24 2326 2404
25 to 29 3895 2910
30 to 34 2101 2292
35 to 39 2084 1850
40 to 44 2072 1414
45 to 49 1123 1345
50 to 54 1182 1235
55 to 59 1462 1571
60 to 64 1204 1153
65 to 69 798 832
70 to 74 658 659
75 to 79 417 512
80 to 84 263 435
85 and over 240 543

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 50.1% were White; 4.9% were Black or African American; 9.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.5% were Asian; 1.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 25.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 40.6% of the people in 85201 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 42.8% of the people in 85201 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 20,746 households in 85201. The average household size was 2.43 people.

Married-couple households made up 30% of the households in 85201 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.4% of all households, while 26.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 16% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.1% of all households.

In 85201, 27.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 20.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 85201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 30
Cohabiting Couples 10.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 32.9% of males and 33.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 52.2 41.7
Now married, except separated 32.9 33.9
Separated 2.2 2.4
Widowed 2.5 7.6
Divorced 10.3 14.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 85201, 901 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 31.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 85.1% of the people living in 85201 were U.S. natives. 44.8% of the 85201 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 14.9% of 85201 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 36.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 85201 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 85201.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 85201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 77.9
Asia 13.5
Europe 4.1
Africa 2.8
Northern America 1
Oceania 0.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 85201 in 2020-2024, 30.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 26% of people at least five years old; 9.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 85201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 26
Other Indo-European languages 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2
Other languages 1.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 79.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 85201 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 85201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 79.4
Different house, same county 15.6
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 2.6
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 85201 was 11,380 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 370 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,842. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,168.

Educational Attainment of People in 85201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.2
High school diploma or equivalency 25.4
Some college, no degree 23.8
Associate's degree 9.9
Bachelor's degree 18.3
Graduate or professional degree 9.5

Disability

In 85201, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.6% of people under 18 years old, to 12.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 44% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 85201, 67.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 27.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 23,561 82.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,147 11.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,703 6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 85201 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 85201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 7.4
Manufacturing 8.3
Wholesale trade 1.3
Retail trade 12.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.2
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 13.7
Other Services, except public administration 5.6
Public administration 3.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 85201 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,706 34.1
Service occupations 6,050 21.3
Sales and office occupations 6,661 23.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,401 8.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,612 12.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64.4% of 85201 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 85201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.9
Walked 2.1
Other means 2.6
Worked from home 14.8

In 2020-2024, 85201 had a total of 22,779 housing units. Of these housing units, 37.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 55.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 85201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 37.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 55.2
Mobile homes 6.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.7

5.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 85201 was 4.2 rooms, and of these housing units 35% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 85201 had 20,746 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,033 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 39.4% while renters occupied 60.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.37.

7.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.1% and another 16.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 85201:

House Heating Fuel Used in 85201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 13.6
Electricity 84
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 1.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 85201 was $328,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.9 % had a mortgage. 37.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,575 and for owners without a mortgage it was $490.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 85201 was $1,445. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.