Mesa by the Numbers
| VITALS |
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| Year Incorporated |
1883 |
| Elevation |
1,255 feet |
| Cost-of-living index |
99.5 |
| Annual average rainfall |
10.6" |
| Average temperatures |
High 88 degrees
Low 56 degrees |
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| POPULATION |
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| Number of Mesa Households |
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| Year 2010 |
2015 Projection |
| 167,260 |
182,266 |
| Mesa Population Growth |
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| 1990-2000 |
35.5% |
| 2000-2010 |
16.6% |
| 2010-2015 |
9.75% |
| Population Projections 2015 |
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| Mesa |
Arizona |
| 507,373 |
7,518,953 |
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DEMOGRAPHICS |
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| Median Age |
34 |
| Average Household Income |
$67,285 |
| 2008 Effective Buying Income |
$8.684 billion |
| (Sales and Marketing, Survey of Buying Power) |
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Mesa possesses a talented and skilled workforce
with 69,712 residents, or 24% of the population,
age 25 or above having a bachelor's degree or
higher. Employers will find an abundance of
educated adults in close proximity to sites in
Mesa. Within a 30-minute drive from Downtown
Mesa, there are more than 400,000 professionals (age 25+) with
Bachelor's Degrees or higher.
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Professional School Degree
Doctorate Degree
(Source: Claritas) |
276,610
109,613
30,190
16,099 |
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WORKFORCE |
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