COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mesa vs Chandler
PLACE A
Mesa, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Chandler, Texas
Mesa is 90% smaller than Chandler. Mesa earns more, with a median household income $33,483 higher. Chandler has grown faster since 2000 (20% vs -21%).
MESACHANDLERDIFFERENCE
Total population3914,081−90% vs Chandler
Population density236673−437
Population growth-21.3%19.8%−41.1 pts
Median age16.547.0−30.5
Male61.2%43.9%+17.2 pts
Female38.8%56.1%−17.2 pts
Foreign-born23.3%6.1%+17.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.8%78.6%−69.8 pts
Black0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino86.9%10.2%+76.6 pts
Asian3.2%0.6%+2.6 pts
Other1.2%4.8%−3.6 pts
Median household income$83,056$49,573+$33,483
Per capita income$16,914$33,511−$16,597
Poverty rate48.0%14.0%+34.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2770.406−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%24.5%−15.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Unemployment rate20.8%6.7%+14.1 pts
Labor force participation62.2%53.3%+9.0 pts
Median home value$256,700$246,300+$10,400
Median gross rent$1,083$895+$188
Owner-occupied48.8%67.2%−18.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%12.1%−12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households13.6%66.4%−52.7 pts
Average commute21.925.0−3.1
Worked from home12.8%14.6%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.3%9.1%+5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025