Mesa, AZ Profile

Mesa, AZ, population 467,157, is located in Arizona's Maricopa county, about 5.0 miles from Tempe and 5.2 miles from Gilbert.

Through the 90's Mesa's population has grown by about 38%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Mesa has grown by about 12%. Since 2005 Mesa's population has grown by about 4%.

Mesa's property crime levels tend to be about the same as Arizona's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Mesa tend to be about the same as Arizona's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	82%
	African American	3%
	Native American	2%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	12%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	397,878	N/A
2001	416,301	4.63%
2002	427,923	2.79%
2003	435,391	1.75%
2004	443,733	1.92%
2005	450,948	1.63%
2006	456,449	1.22%
2007	460,493	0.89%
2008	463,829	0.72%
2009	467,157	0.72%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$42,817

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	614
2002	685
2003	537
2004	562
2005	504
2006	436
2007	489
2008	501
2009	425
2010	395

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	17	106	452	1,941
2002	22	129	590	2,146
2003	14	116	431	1,785
2004	22	124	421	1,933
2005	29	194	460	1,597
2006	26	203	508	1266
2007	22	175	620	1407
2008	16	161	656	1456
2009	14	123	611	1252
2010	15	124	511	1140

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	6,095
2002	7,223
2003	5,985
2004	5,250
2005	5,321
2006	4,634
2007	4,388
2008	3,834
2009	3,415
2010	3,286

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	4,313	16,121	4,558
2002	4,957	20,405	5,086
2003	4,112	17,452	4,563
2004	3,682	15,937	3,745
2005	3,560	16,263	4,248
2006	3283	14367	3654
2007	2922	14063	2960
2008	2866	12603	2047
2009	3076	11700	1303
2010	2711	11158	1007