COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mescal vs Vail
PLACE A
Mescal, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Vail, Arizona
Mescal is 89% smaller than Vail. Vail earns more, with a median household income $75,487 higher. Vail has grown faster since 2000 (33% vs -3%).
MESCALVAILDIFFERENCE
Total population1,76016,315−89% vs Vail
Population density357719−362
Population growth-3.4%33.3%−36.6 pts
Median age53.940.7+13.2
Male52.8%53.3%−0.5 pts
Female47.2%46.7%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born1.1%7.9%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.1%64.0%+19.1 pts
Black0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.8%19.6%−4.9 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other2.1%7.9%−5.8 pts
Median household income$55,417$130,904−$75,487
Per capita income$32,493$47,544−$15,051
Poverty rate12.4%4.3%+8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4170.304+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%42.9%−13.4 pts
Graduate degree11.1%16.5%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%1.6%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation39.1%63.5%−24.4 pts
Median home value$191,300$414,600−$223,300
Median gross rent$774$2,057−$1,283
Owner-occupied90.0%91.1%−1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.5%3.8%+12.7 pts
Rent-burdened households62.0%37.9%+24.0 pts
Average commute30.429.7+0.7
Worked from home26.9%20.4%+6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured5.4%3.2%+2.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024