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People QuickFacts |
Mesa |
Arizona |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
447,541 | 6,166,318 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
12.5% | 20.2% |
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Population, 2000 |
396,375 | 5,130,632 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
8.2% | 7.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
27.3% | 26.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
13.3% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
50.5% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
81.7% | 75.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.5% | 3.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.7% | 5.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.5% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.8% | 2.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
19.7% | 25.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
40.2% | 44.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
11.2% | 12.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
18.8% | 25.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.7% | 81.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
21.6% | 23.5% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.9 | 24.9 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
175,701 | 2,189,189 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
66.4% | 68.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$122,100 | $121,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
146,643 | 1,901,327 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.68 | 2.64 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$42,817 | $40,558 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,601 | $20,275 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
8.9% | 13.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Mesa |
Arizona |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,209,034 | 60,976,999 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,917,279 | 56,457,863 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,576 | $10,382 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
509,169 | 8,612,730 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
27,570 | 381,180 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.1% | 1.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.4% | 1.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.9% | 2.7% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.3% | 9.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.8% | 28.8% |
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