Cities / Arizona / Mesa

Mesa, AZ

511,764 people

Right Now

Weather

93.2°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 111°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 5.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PHX

11 mi — Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Population & People

Population

511,764

Median age

37.4

Median household income

$82,752

Poverty rate

10.3%

Unemployment rate

4.2%

Bachelor's degree+

32.5%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

26.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$408,000

Median gross rent

$1,620/mo

Homeownership rate

64.4%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,839

HUD Fair Market Rent (Maricopa County, 39 mi from Mesa), 2026. Efficiency $1457, 1BR $1583, 2BR $1839, 3BR $2452, 4BR $2720. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Arizona commercial electricity

12.47¢/kWh

Arizona industrial electricity

8.1¢/kWh

Arizona residential electricity

15.32¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

598188.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

455745.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for Arizona

734.15

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Source: FRED, Arizona-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PHX

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

11 mi away

TUS

Tucson International Airport

104 mi away

LAS

Harry Reid International Airport

264 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Arizona energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Arizona economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).