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Mescal, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
Mescal is a Census CDP of 1,760 people across 4.93 square miles of land, in Cochise County. Median household income is $55,417, 90.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mescal
What Mescal is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.93 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land357 plus or minus 88
- County holding the largest share of its areaCochise County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mescal
How many people live in Mescal
- Population1,760 plus or minus 433
- Median age53.9
- Population under 18430 plus or minus 168
- Share under 1824.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over632 plus or minus 161
- Share 65 and over35.9 percent
- Households708
- Family households417 plus or minus 119
- Share of households that are families58.9 percent plus or minus 12.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mescal
Income and work in Mescal
- Median household income$55,417 plus or minus $13,125
- Per capita income$32,493
- Civilian labor force535 plus or minus 196
- Employed514 plus or minus 195
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over1,261
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.5 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mescal
Housing in Mescal
- Housing units848
- Occupied units708
- Vacant units140 plus or minus 134
- Vacancy rate16.5 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Owner occupied637 plus or minus 131
- Renter occupied71 plus or minus 55
- Ownership rate90.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$191,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$774
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units473 plus or minus 171
- Share single family55.8 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes375 plus or minus 120
- Median year structure built2001
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mescal
How Mescal gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute394 plus or minus 166
- Commuting under 15 minutes95 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.1 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more191 plus or minus 88
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.5 percent
- Drove alone64.2 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home26.9 percent plus or minus 19.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cochise County, not Mescal
Cochise County context, not Mescal figures
- Establishments in Cochise County2,189
- Covered employment, Cochise County34,954
- Average annual pay, Cochise County$59,877
- Housing units permitted, Cochise County441
Every figure in this section is published for Cochise County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mescal.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mescal questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mescal, Arizona?
1,760, in 708 households. Mescal CDP covers 4.93 square miles of land, which is 357 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mescal in?
Cochise County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mescal?
$55,417. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $191,300. Median gross rent is $774 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Mescal figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cochise County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mescal.
Is zoning published for Mescal?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.