Population

Mesa's current population is 92,984 people with 31,423 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 12.9% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 7.3% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 30.3 which is below the state average of 37.7 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.91 persons. This area is somewhat family centric with 60.9% of the households being family households and with 40.5% having children in the home and 25.8% of the population being under 15 and an additional 14.8% being under 24. Another 30.8% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 18.6% between 45-64 years old leaving 9.9% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. Mesa has a daytime employee population of 40,249 versus a permanent population of 92,984 meaning the daytime employee population is 43.3% of the permanent population living in the area and 45.0% of the total daytime population. Because the daytime employee population is a lower percentage of the daytime population, the employee population does not have as much influence on the overall residential population. A practice in this 2 mile radius could greatly benefit with early or late hours and weekend times.

In this area, 17.1% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Mesa is lower than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Mesa area are White 57.4%, Black 5.4%, Native American 4.1%, Asian 1.2%, 26.9% other races and 56.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Mesa, Arizona	Arizona	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Mesa
		Arizona
Latitude / Longitude:		33.415393, -111.831952
Radius		2 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		92,984	7,426,164	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		82,486	6,405,671	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		93,162	7,319,321	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		99,792	7,938,518	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		12.9%	14.3%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		1.4%	1.3%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		30.3	37.7	38.8
Under 4 years old		9.4%	6.5%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		8.6%	6.5%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		7.8%	6.4%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		14.8%	12.9%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		30.8%	26.6%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		28,662	1,978,098	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		18.6%	23.0%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		17,321	1,710,654	83,512,738
65 years and over		9.9%	18.0%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		9,200	1,337,980	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		25.8%	19.4%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		23,992	1,441,227	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages