Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

Add Comparison
2023 Population
108,309
0.88% 1-year decline
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
42.4
1.19% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
10.7%
10.7% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$66,538
6.6% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$280,200
7.6% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
48,651
0.977% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ had a population of 108k people with a median age of 42.4 and a median household income of $66,538. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ declined from 109,271 to 108,309, a −0.88% decrease and its median household income grew from $62,416 to $66,538, a 6.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (63%), White (Hispanic) (8.94%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (8.63%), Other (Hispanic) (6.45%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.87%).

18.4% of the households in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.9% of the residents in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ was $280,200, and the homeownership rate was 61.6%.

Most people in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ is home to a population of 108k people, from which 92.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 11.2% of Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ residents were born outside of the country (12.1k people).

In 2023, there were 7.05 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (68.3k people) in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.68k White (Hispanic) and 9.34k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ are Spanish (15,475 households), German (390 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (287 households).

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
55,477
Women
51.2%
52,797
Men
48.8%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 108,274 inhabitants, with 48.8% men, and 51.2% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

View Data
Save Image

Citizenship

92.9%
2023 Citizenship
92.3%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 92.9% of Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ was 92.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    68.3k ± 2.58k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    9.68k ± 1.42k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    9.34k ± 1.65k
26.2%
Hispanic Population
28.4k people

In 2023, there were 7.05 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (68.3k people) in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.68k White (Hispanic) and 9.34k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

26.2% of the people in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ are hispanic (28.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ as a share of the total population.

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    6,336 ± 1,896 people
  2. Canada
    1,447 ± 928 people
  3. Guatemala
    569 ± 584 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ was Mexico, the natal country of 6,336 Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ residents, followed by Canada with 1,447 and Guatemala with 569.

View Data
Save Image

Foreign-Born Population

11.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
12.1k people
11.7%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
12.8k people

As of 2023, 11.2% of Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ residents (12.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ was 11.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    15,475 households (15.2%)
  2. German
    390 households (0.383%)
  3. French (Incl. Cajun)
    287 households (0.281%)

18.4% of the households in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ was Spanish. 15.2% of the households in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

View Data
Save Image

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,865 ± 442
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,044 ± 262
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    911 ± 225

Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.74 times greater than any other conflict.

View Data
Save Image

Economy

The economy of Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ employs 48.7k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ were Construction (4,240 people), Restaurants & Food Services (2,835 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,495 people), and the highest paying industries were Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($106,717), Data processing, hosting & related services ($104,479), and Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. ($95,565).

Males in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ have an average income that is 1.1 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,956. The income inequality in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.372, which is lower than than the national average.

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
22,089
Women
45.4%
26,562
Men
54.6%

The workforce of Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ in 2023 was 48,651 people, with 45.4% woman, and 54.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

View Data
Save Image

Occupations

48.7k
2023 Value
−0.977%
1 Year decline
± −0.977%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ declined at a rate of −0.977%, from 49.1k employees to 48.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ, are Customer service representatives (2,749 people), Other managers (1,447 people), and Retail salespersons (1,084 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ.

View Data
Save Image

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arizona (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Industries

48.7k
2023 Value
−0.977%
1 Year decline
± −0.977%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ declined at a rate of −0.977%, from 49.1k employees to 48.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ, are Construction (4,240 people), Restaurants & Food Services (2,835 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,495 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,936
Median earning men ± $1,656
$40,763
Median earning women ± $1,217

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($75,347), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,645), and Manufacturing ($59,955).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($55,595), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,375), and Construction ($54,375).

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.
Y-Axis
2.3%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.15M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.3% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.21%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

View Data
Save Image

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Arizona

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.
Mark Kelly
Senator from Arizona3
Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.
Ruben Gallego
Senator from Arizona1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

View Data
Save Image

US Representatives from Arizona

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arizona have changed over time starting in 2008.

View Data
Save Image
Error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'map')

Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 1.56% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.61% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

View Data
Save Image

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (25.3k), Some college (24.3k), and Bachelors Degree (14.7k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

View Data
Save Image

Housing & Living

The median property value in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ was $280,200 in 2023, which is 0.924 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $260,400 to $280,200, a 7.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ is 61.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$280,200
Median Property Value 2023
±$6,446
$28,551
Median Property Taxes
±$1,271

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Rent vs Own

61.6%
Homeownership
2023
62.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 61.6% of the housing units in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$66,538
Median Household Income
± $2,485
46.3k
Number of Households
± 1,730

In 2023, the median household income of the 46.3k households in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ grew to $66,538 from the previous year's value of $62,416.

The following chart displays the households in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

0.372
2023 Wage GINI in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ
0.377
2022 Wage GINI in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ

In 2023, the income inequality in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ was 0.372 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.44% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

View Data
Save Image

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (70%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.9%)
  3. Carpooled (10.4%)

In 2023, 70% of workers in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.9%) and those who carpooled to work (10.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

View Data
Save Image

Commute Time

24.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.96% of the workforce in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ have 2 cars.

View Data
Save Image

Poverty & Diversity

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ (11.4k out of 106k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

View Data
Save Image

Health

88.2% of the population of Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ has health coverage, with 42.9% on employee plans, 15.2% on Medicaid, 17.8% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 1.53% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arizona see 1,505 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.25% decrease from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1509 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 549 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.
1,505 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arizona

Primary care physicians in Arizona see an average of 1,505 patients per year. This represents a 1.25% decrease from the previous year (1,524 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Arizona in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.7% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

View Data
Save Image

Uninsured People

11.8%
Uninsured
42.9%
Employer Coverage
15.2%
Medicaid
17.8%
Medicare
10.7%
Non-Group
1.53%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ declined by 10.3% from 13.2% to 11.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Maricopa County--Mesa City (South Central) PUMA, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

View Data
Save Image