COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mesa vs Sanger
PLACE A
Mesa, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Sanger, Texas
Mesa is 96% smaller than Sanger. Sanger earns more, with a median household income $8,019 higher. Sanger has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs -21%).
MESASANGERDIFFERENCE
Total population39110,238−96% vs Sanger
Population density236871−635
Population growth-21.3%27.8%−49.1 pts
Median age16.532.4−15.9
Male61.2%52.4%+8.8 pts
Female38.8%47.6%−8.8 pts
Foreign-born23.3%4.9%+18.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.8%70.3%−61.5 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino86.9%21.9%+65.0 pts
Asian3.2%0.7%+2.5 pts
Other1.2%3.5%−2.3 pts
Median household income$83,056$91,075−$8,019
Per capita income$16,914$39,950−$23,036
Poverty rate48.0%7.4%+40.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2770.333−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%25.6%−16.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%10.0%−10.0 pts
Unemployment rate20.8%1.4%+19.4 pts
Labor force participation62.2%78.2%−16.0 pts
Median home value$256,700$295,400−$38,700
Median gross rent$1,083$1,504−$421
Owner-occupied48.8%73.7%−24.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households13.6%48.6%−35.0 pts
Average commute21.929.5−7.6
Worked from home12.8%10.6%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured14.3%13.2%+1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025