Mesa, Arizona

City in Maricopa County, Arizona · ZIP 85201, 85202, 85203

Maricopa County
Census data · ACS 2019-2023
141 public schools

517,151 (2024 estimate)Population
196,065Households
$78,779Median household income
$364,300Median home value
141Public schools
13ZIP codes

About Mesa

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Population, 2000 to 2020+27.2%

Population of Mesa at each census
Census	Population
2000	396,375
2010	439,041
2020	504,258

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 04, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 04, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 04, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Mesa

Under $50k29.8%

$50k to $100k32.2%

$100k to $150k19.2%

$150k to $200k9.6%

$200k and over9.1%

Median household income $78,779 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 04, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Mesa

64.4%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 126,169 units
Renter occupied: 69,896 units
Vacancy rate: 11.3%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 04, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Mesa compared with its county and state

Mesa compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Mesa	Maricopa County	Arizona
Population	507,478	4,491,987	7,268,175
Median household income	$78,779	$85,518	$76,872
Median age	37.2	37.5	38.8
Median home value	$364,300	$414,700	$358,900
Bachelor’s degree or higher	31.5%	35.9%	32.6%
Foreign-born residents	11.2%	14.3%	12.9%
Owner-occupied homes	64.4%	65.0%	67.0%
Mean commute to work	25.0 minutes	26.1 minutes	25.5 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 04, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Mesa141

Public schools in Mesa, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Early Education Center	Public	Pre-K	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Red Mountain Center for Early Education	Public	Pre-K	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Adams Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6	Charter	K–6	American Leadership Academy Inc. (4348)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary	Charter	K–4	ASU Preparatory Academy (91307)
Augusta Ranch Elementary	Public	Pre-K–6	Gilbert Unified District (4239)
Boulder Creek Elementary	Public	Pre-K–6	Gilbert Unified District (4239)
Brinton Elementary	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Burke Basic School	Charter	K–6	American Basic Schools LLC (79215)
Bush Elementary	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Cambridge Academy East	Charter	K–7	Cambridge Academy East Inc (78888)
Canyon Rim Elementary	Public	Pre-K–6	Gilbert Unified District (4239)
Concordia Charter School	Charter	K–6	Concordia Charter School Inc. (89556)
Crismon Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
EAGLE College Preparatory School- Mesa	Charter	K–8	EAGLE College Prep Mesa LLC. (91939)
Edison Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Eisenhower Center for Innovation	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Emerson Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Entz Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Falcon Hill Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Field Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Jordan Campus	Public	Pre-K–8	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Gateway Polytechnic Academy	Public	Pre-K–8	Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
Guerrero Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Hale Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Harris Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Gilbert Unified District (4239)
Hermosa Vista Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Highland Arts Elementary	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Holmes Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Imagine East Mesa Elementary	Charter	K–6	East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc. (87401)
Irving Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Ishikawa Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Johnson Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Jordan Center for Early Education	Public	Pre-K–K	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Vista Grove Preparatory Acad	Charter	K–6	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Vista Grove Prepar (90330)
Keller Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Kerr Center for Agriscience	Public	K–7	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Las Sendas Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Charter	K–8	Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa (834265)
Legacy Traditional School - Mesa	Charter	K–6	Legacy Traditional School - Mesa (1001397)
Lehi Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Leman Academy of Excellence East Mesa	Charter	K–8	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc. (92730)
Liberty Arts Academy	Charter	K–8	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Liberty Arts Acade (90334)
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Lowell Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
MacArthur Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Madison Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Mendoza Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Meridian	Public	Pre-K–6	Gilbert Unified District (4239)
Mesa Arts Academy	Charter	K–8	The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley (4305)
Michael T. Hughes Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa	Charter	K–7	Montessori Education Centre Charter School (4363)
Montessori Education Centre Charter School - North Campus	Charter	K–7	Montessori Education Centre Charter School (4363)
New Horizon School for the Performing Arts	Charter	K–6	New Horizon School for the Performing Arts (4366)
Noah Webster Schools- Mesa	Charter	K–6	Noah Webster Schools - Mesa (10760)
O'Connor Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Pathfinder Academy	Charter	K–8	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy (81045)
Patterson Elementary	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Porter Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Red Mountain Ranch Elementary	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Redbird Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Robson Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Salk Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Self Development Charter School	Charter	K–8	Self Development Charter School (79072)
Self Development Online Academy	Charter	K–8	Self Development Charter School (79072)
Sequoia Lehi Charter School	Charter	K–6	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy (81045)
Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark	Charter	K–8	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy (81045)
Silver Valley Elementary	Public	Pre-K–6	Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
Sousa Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
STEP UP SCHOOL	Charter	K–8	STEP UP Schools Inc. (4313)
Superstition Springs Elementary	Public	Pre-K–6	Gilbert Unified District (4239)
Virtual Preparation Academy of Arizona	Charter	K–8	Arizona Collaborative Learning Partners Inc. (1002079)
Washington Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Webster Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Whitman Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Whittier Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Wilson Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Zaharis Elementary	Public	Pre-K–6	Mesa Unified District (4235)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School	Charter	5–8	ASU Preparatory Academy (92327)
Carson Junior High School	Public	7–9	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Desert Ridge Jr. High	Public	7–8	Gilbert Unified District (4239)
Franklin Junior High School	Public	7–9	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Fremont Junior High School	Public	7–8	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Highland Jr High School	Public	6–8	Gilbert Unified District (4239)
Imagine East Mesa Middle	Charter	7–8	Imagine Middle at East Mesa Inc. (88369)
Kino Junior High School	Public	7–8	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Poston Junior High School	Public	7–9	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Rhodes Junior High School	Public	7–9	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Shepherd Junior High School	Public	4–8	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Smith Junior High School	Public	7–8	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Stapley Junior High School	Public	7–9	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Taylor Junior High School	Public	7–9	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School	Charter	7–9	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Vista Grove Prepar (79871)
AAEC Online	Charter	9–12	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center INC. (134379)
Academy with Community Partners	Charter	9–12	Academy with Community Partners-Arizona Inc (79213)
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa	Charter	9–12	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center INC. (134379)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School	Charter	8–12	ASU Preparatory Academy (91305)
Desert Ridge High	Public	8–12	Gilbert Unified District (4239)
Dobson High School	Public	9–12	Mesa Unified District (4235)
East Valley Academy	Alternative	9–12	Mesa Unified District (4235)
East Valley High School	Charter	9–12	Legacy Education Group (87349)
Eastmark High School	Public	7–12	Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
EVIT - Desert Ridge High School	Career and technical	9–12	East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)
EVIT - Dobson High School	Career and technical	9–12	East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)
EVIT - East Campus	Career and technical	10–12	East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)
EVIT - East Valley Academy	Career and technical	9–12	East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)
EVIT - East Valley Institute of Technology	Career and technical	9–12	East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)
EVIT - Mesa High School	Career and technical	9–12	East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)
EVIT - Mountain View High School	Career and technical	9–12	East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)
EVIT - Red Mountain High School	Career and technical	9–12	East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)
EVIT - Skyline High School	Career and technical	9–12	East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)
EVIT - Westwood High School	Career and technical	9–12	East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)
EVIT Eastmark High School	Career and technical	9–12	East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)
Heritage Academy	Charter	7–12	Heritage Academy Inc. (4336)
International Commerce High School MCG	Charter	9–12	Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat (4337)
Mesa High School	Public	9–12	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Mountain View High School	Public	9–12	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Paul Revere Academy	Charter	9–12	Paul Revere Academy Inc. (1002013)
Red Mountain High School	Public	9–12	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Skyline High School	Public	9–12	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Sun Valley High School	Charter	9–12	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Sun Val (79877)
Westwood High School	Public	9–12	Mesa Unified District (4235)
American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies	Charter	K–12	American Leadership Academy Inc. (4348)
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY VIRTUAL	Charter	K–12	American Leadership Academy Inc. (4348)
BASIS Mesa	Charter	K–12	BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91949)
Eagleridge Enrichment Program	Public	K–9	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Deaf School	Charter	K–12	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia School for the Deaf and Hard (81050)
Heartwood AZ	Charter	K–10	Heartwood AZ (1002010)
Leading Edge Academy at East Mesa	Charter	K–12	LEAD Charter Schools (79967)
Learning Foundation	Charter	K–12	CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation Performing Arts (79971)
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies	Public	4–9	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Mesa Distance Learning Program	Public	K–12	Mesa Unified District (4235)
Sequoia Charter School	Charter	K–12	Edkey Inc. dba Sequoia Charter School (6446)
Sequoia Choice School Arizona Distance Learning School	Charter	K–12	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Choice Schools (4329)

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Mesa at a glance

Type: City
County: Maricopa County
Land area: 142.0 sq mi
Water area: 0.61 sq mi
Population: 517,151 (2024 estimate)
Households: 196,065
Median age: 37.2
Median household income: $78,779
Median home value: $364,300
Median gross rent: $1,478
Owner-occupied homes: 64.4%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.5%
Foreign-born residents: 11.2%
Mean commute to work: 25.0 minutes
Census GEOID: 0446000

Sources: Census Gazetteer 2025: places, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 04, retrieved November 14, 2026; American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 04, retrieved November 14, 2026.

ZIP codes and metro area

ZIP codes: 85201, 85202, 85203, 85204, 85205, 85206, 85207, 85208, 85209, 85210, 85212, 85213, 85215
Metro area: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Sources: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file: ZCTAs to places, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Gazetteer 2025: metropolitan and micropolitan areas, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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