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Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, in Arizona and is a suburb located about 20 miles Phoenix. Mesa is in the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler and Gilbert on the south, and Apache Junction on the east. As of the 2010 Census Mesa became the Arizona Center of Population.
Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, the 37th-largest city and largest suburb in the US. Despite being home to 439,041 as of 2010, reported by the Census Bureau, making its population larger than more recognizable cities such as Miami, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Cleveland, Mesa is decidedly a bedroom community. Mesa is home to the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University.
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. Mesa’s residents exhibit a great deal of economic diversity with low-income areas constructed somewhat close to high-scale neighborhoods with expensive custom homes. The neighborhood “Marlborough Mesa”, along with many other neighborhoods, has won a community award.
Mesa is the largest city in the United States that is not a consolidated city-county or a county seat.. [onw_simple_contact_form]