COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mesa vs Tempe
PLACE A
Mesa, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Tempe, Arizona
Mesa is 100% smaller than Tempe. Mesa earns more, with a median household income $3,393 higher. Tempe has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -21%).
MESATEMPEDIFFERENCE
Total population391190,571−100% vs Tempe
Population density2364,767−4,531
Population growth-21.3%11.7%−32.9 pts
Median age16.530.0−13.5
Male61.2%52.8%+8.4 pts
Female38.8%47.2%−8.4 pts
Foreign-born23.3%14.4%+9.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.8%51.0%−42.2 pts
Black0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino86.9%23.1%+63.7 pts
Asian3.2%9.7%−6.5 pts
Other1.2%9.3%−8.1 pts
Median household income$83,056$79,663+$3,393
Per capita income$16,914$44,493−$27,579
Poverty rate48.0%15.8%+32.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2770.447−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%50.0%−40.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%21.0%−21.0 pts
Unemployment rate20.8%5.5%+15.3 pts
Labor force participation62.2%72.0%−9.8 pts
Median home value$256,700$455,400−$198,700
Median gross rent$1,083$1,743−$660
Owner-occupied48.8%42.3%+6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.2%−9.2 pts
Rent-burdened households13.6%49.8%−36.2 pts
Average commute21.920.9+0.9
Worked from home12.8%21.2%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Uninsured14.3%9.9%+4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025