Editing Mesa, Arizona (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1900 = 722
| 1910 = 1692
| 1920 = 3036
| 1930 = 3711
| 1940 = 7224
| 1950 = 16790
| 1960 = 33772
| 1970 = 63049
| 1980 = 152404
| 1990 = 288104
| 2000 = 396375
| 2010 = 439041
| 2020 = 504258
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 512498
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=April 14, 2024}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref><br>2010–2020<ref name="QuickFacts" />
}}

According to the 2020 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was:<ref>{{cite news |title=2020 census |url=https://data.statesmanjournal.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/mesa-city-arizona/160-0446000/}}</ref>
* [[White American|White]]: 65.7% ([[Non-Hispanic Whites]]: 59.6%)
* [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race): 27.3%
* [[African American|Black or African American]]: 4.2%
* [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]]: 12.3%
* Native American: 2.7%
* [[Asian American|Asian]]: 2.6%
* [[Pacific Islander American|Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander]]: 0.4%

According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mesacityarizona/RHI125217#RHI125217|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Mesa city, Arizona|website=census.gov|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref>
* [[White American|White]]: 83.8% ([[Non-Hispanic Whites]]: 62.6%)
* [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race): 27.4%
* [[African American|Black or African American]]: 3.7%
* [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]]: 3.1%
* Native American: 2.3%
* [[Asian American|Asian]]: 2.0%
* [[Pacific Islander American|Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander]]: 0.4%

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Mesa city, Arizona – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Mesa city, Arizona|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US0446000|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mesa city, Arizona|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0446000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mesa city, Arizona|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0446000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|290,180
|282,505
|style='background: #ffffe6; |300,502
|73.21%
|64.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59.59%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|9,377
|14,101
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,819
|2.37%
|3.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.93%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|5,454
|8,359
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,754
|1.38%
|1.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.93%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|5,755
|8,174
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,725
|1.45%
|1.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.52%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|874
|1,532
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,892
|0.22%
|0.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|402
|555
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,250
|0.10%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|6,052
|8,062
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,826
|1.53%
|1.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.93%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|78,281
|115,753
|style='background: #ffffe6; |137,490
|19.75%
|26.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27.27%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''396,375'''
|'''439,041'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''504,258'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the census of 2010, there were 439,041 people, 146,643 households, and 99,863 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,171.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 175,701 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,405.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

The racial make-up of the city was 81.6% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 2.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 2.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. 24.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 146,643 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.20.

The age distribution was 27.3% under 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65&nbsp;or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,817, and the median income for a family was $49,232. Males had a median income of $35,960 versus $27,005 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,601. About 6.2% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.