COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chandler vs Mesa
PLACE A
Chandler, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Mesa, Washington
Chandler is 944% larger than Mesa. Mesa earns more, with a median household income $33,483 higher. Chandler has grown faster since 2000 (20% vs -21%).
CHANDLERMESADIFFERENCE
Total population4,081391+944% vs Mesa
Population density673236+437
Population growth19.8%-21.3%+41.1 pts
Median age47.016.5+30.5
Male43.9%61.2%−17.2 pts
Female56.1%38.8%+17.2 pts
Foreign-born6.1%23.3%−17.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.6%8.8%+69.8 pts
Black5.8%0.0%+5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.2%86.9%−76.6 pts
Asian0.6%3.2%−2.6 pts
Other4.8%1.2%+3.6 pts
Median household income$49,573$83,056−$33,483
Per capita income$33,511$16,914+$16,597
Poverty rate14.0%48.0%−34.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.277+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%9.4%+15.1 pts
Graduate degree10.3%0.0%+10.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%20.8%−14.1 pts
Labor force participation53.3%62.2%−9.0 pts
Median home value$246,300$256,700−$10,400
Median gross rent$895$1,083−$188
Owner-occupied67.2%48.8%+18.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.1%0.0%+12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households66.4%13.6%+52.7 pts
Average commute25.021.9+3.1
Worked from home14.6%12.8%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.1%14.3%−5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025