With 445 people, Mesa Vista is a city in California. Owners hold 97% of the housing stock. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 263 people. The typical home is worth $781,300, having more than tripled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 32.1. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $118,125, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 109%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mesa Vista
What changed most since 2000
Median age44.0 → 32.1(−11.9 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Population182 → 445(+145%)US over the same years: +19%
Homes owned by their occupants84.7% → 97.0%(+12.3 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)86.7%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.3%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 15 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Mesa Vista, decade by decade
Mesa Vista population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
182
$101,614
$373,075
27.1%
31.1
2010
200
$101,419
$685,767
21.1%
30.3
2020
217
$131,506
$462,150
28.0%
32.8
2024
445
$118,125
$781,300
41.0%
34.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
