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85204

Mesa, AZ · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
65,155
Median household income
$72,216
People below poverty
14.2%
Median home value
$351,300

Income

The median income of households in 85204 was $72,216. An estimated 3.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 85204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.7
$10,000 to $14,999 1.2
$15,000 to $24,999 6.1
$25,000 to $34,999 7.4
$35,000 to $49,999 14.9
$50,000 to $74,999 18.6
$75,000 to $99,999 15.4
$100,000 to $149,999 19.9
$150,000 to $199,999 6.9
$200,000 or more 5.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 85204 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51691
Female 47927

An estimated 86.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,273. 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 85204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86.7
Social Security 24.2
Retirement income 16.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.4
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 85204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12

In 2020-2024, 8.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 56.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 29% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 37.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 85204 in 2020-2024, 83.1% had health insurance coverage and 16.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 53.6% and public coverage was 36.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12.2%.


In 2020-2024, 85204 had a total population of 65,155 - 31,293 (48%) females and 33,862 (52%) males. The median age was 33.7 years. An estimated 25.1% of the population was under 18 years, 38.2% was 19 to 44 years, 21.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 85204 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2655 2067
5 to 9 2674 1853
10 to 14 2270 2548
15 to 19 2074 1755
20 to 24 2790 2270
25 to 29 2967 2482
30 to 34 2769 2574
35 to 39 2454 1918
40 to 44 2283 2342
45 to 49 1976 1860
50 to 54 2158 2006
55 to 59 1782 1596
60 to 64 1317 1424
65 to 69 1128 1305
70 to 74 1226 1336
75 to 79 721 878
80 to 84 375 590
85 and over 243 489

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 54.9% were White; 3.8% were Black or African American; 9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.3% were Asian; 2.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 23.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 41.8% of the people in 85204 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 48.2% of the people in 85204 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 23,298 households in 85204. The average household size was 2.78 people.

Married-couple households made up 38.8% of the households in 85204 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.5% of all households, while 21.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.1% of all households.

In 85204, 34.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 25.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 85204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 38.8
Cohabiting Couples 12.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.6% of males and 39% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44.6 35.8
Now married, except separated 39.6 39
Separated 1.8 2.7
Widowed 1.8 5.9
Divorced 12.2 16.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 85204, 1,993 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 82.4% of the people living in 85204 were U.S. natives. 46% of the 85204 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 17.6% of 85204 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 31.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 73.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 85204 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 85204.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 85204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 85.1
Asia 7.1
Europe 3.1
Africa 0.6
Northern America 3.8
Oceania 0.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 85204 in 2020-2024, 33.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 30% of people at least five years old; 13.7% 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 85204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 30
Other Indo-European languages 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 0.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 84.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 85204 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 85204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 84.3
Different house, same county 11.2
Different county, same state 1
Different state 2.7
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 85204 was 15,311 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 776 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 11,183. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,352.

Educational Attainment of People in 85204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.8
High school diploma or equivalency 28.6
Some college, no degree 25.5
Associate's degree 9.7
Bachelor's degree 15.3
Graduate or professional degree 5.2

Disability

In 85204, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.9% of people under 18 years old, to 10.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 85204, 66.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 27,454 82.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,170 9.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,459 7.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 85204 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 85204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 10.9
Manufacturing 9.3
Wholesale trade 2.2
Retail trade 12
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.7
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.8
Public administration 2.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 85204 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 10,754 32.3
Service occupations 7,036 21.2
Sales and office occupations 7,612 22.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,728 11.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,128 12.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.8% of 85204 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 85204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.8
Walked 1.7
Other means 3.1
Worked from home 13.1

In 2020-2024, 85204 had a total of 24,537 housing units. Of these housing units, 62.9% 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"). 26.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 85204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 62.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 26.9
Mobile homes 10.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 85204 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 55.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 85204 had 23,298 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,239 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 58.2% while renters occupied 41.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.81 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.73.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.4% and another 22.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 85204:

House Heating Fuel Used in 85204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 18.2
Electricity 78.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 1
No fuel used 2.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 85204 was $351,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65.2 % had a mortgage. 34.8% 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 $1,646 and for owners without a mortgage it was $543.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 85204 was $1,566. 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.