COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mesa vs Orosi
PLACE A
Mesa, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Orosi, California
Mesa is 96% smaller than Orosi. Mesa earns more, with a median household income $28,452 higher. Orosi has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -21%).
MESAOROSIDIFFERENCE
Total population3918,966−96% vs Orosi
Population density2363,481−3,245
Population growth-21.3%-5.0%−16.2 pts
Median age16.530.5−14.0
Male61.2%49.3%+11.9 pts
Female38.8%50.7%−11.9 pts
Foreign-born23.3%42.0%−18.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.8%3.0%+5.8 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino86.9%91.9%−5.0 pts
Asian3.2%4.7%−1.5 pts
Other1.2%0.4%+0.7 pts
Median household income$83,056$54,604+$28,452
Per capita income$16,914$17,636−$722
Poverty rate48.0%22.0%+26.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2770.376−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%4.4%+5.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate20.8%17.6%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation62.2%59.7%+2.5 pts
Median home value$256,700$227,100+$29,600
Median gross rent$1,083$1,204−$121
Owner-occupied48.8%55.6%−6.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households13.6%51.2%−37.6 pts
Average commute21.929.2−7.4
Worked from home12.8%2.9%+9.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured14.3%6.3%+8.0 pts
Population, 2009 – 2024