Income

Median household income is $59,379 and per capita income is $29,348 in Mesa. Median income is well below the U.S. median income. Average household income is $78,903 per year. Mesa's per capita income is well below the state of Arizona and the U.S. The percentage of households with an average income is 0.0%. Additionally, 11.4% of the population earns over $150,000. The percentage of the population at poverty level (below $25,000) is 16.8% and is above Arizona and well above the US poverty levels. The unemployment rate is average at 5.2%. White-collar professions account for 49.2% of employment. Service occupations comprise 23.9% of the employment base while blue-collar occupations make up 26.9% of the base.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics - Page 3

		Mesa, Arizona	Arizona	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Mesa
		Arizona
Latitude / Longitude:		33.415393, -111.831952
Radius		2 miles
INCOME
Per capita income		$29,348	$41,971	$43,829
Median household income		$59,379	$79,653	$79,068
Average household income		$78,903	$109,285	$113,185
HOUSEHOLD INCOME BREAKDOWN
Less than $25,000		16.8%	13.2%	14.9%
$25,000 - $34,999		8.8%	6.7%	6.7%
$35,000 - $49,999		16.5%	10.2%	10.1%
$50,000 - $74,999		18.4%	16.7%	15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999		13.2%	13.9%	12.8%
$100,000 - $149,999		14.8%	18.9%	17.6%
$150,000 - $199,999		6.0%	9.7%	9.5%
$200,000 or more		5.4%	10.7%	12.6%
$50,000 - $99,999		31.6%	30.6%	28.5%
Number of Households $50,000 - $99,999		10,366	880,758	37,304,757
$35,000 - $149,999		63.0%	59.7%	56.2%
Number of Households $35,000 - $149,999		20,645	1,720,602	73,487,840
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Persons employed in labor force		45,026	3,547,525	166,125,745
Unemployed civilians		5.2%	4.5%	4.2%
Workers By Occupation:
Management Occupations		12.5%	18.9%	18.4%
Professional Occupations		15.9%	23.3%	25.6%
Sales Occupations		8.9%	9.3%	8.5%
Admin Occupations		12.0%	11.8%	10.1%
Services		23.9%	17.4%	16.4%
All Other Occupations/Blue Collar		26.9%	19.2%	21.0%