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Mesa, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
Mesa is a Census city of 511,764 people across 141.81 square miles of land, in Maricopa County. Median household income is $82,752, 64.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 674 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $412.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mesa
What Mesa is
- Census place typecity
- Land area141.81 sq mi
- Water area0.63 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,609
- County holding the largest share of its areaMaricopa 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.
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How many people live in Mesa
- Population511,764
- Median age37.4
- Population under 18115,335
- Share under 1822.5 percent
- Population 65 and over89,374
- Share 65 and over17.5 percent
- Households198,498
- Family households127,996
- Share of households that are families64.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mesa
- Median household income$82,752
- Per capita income$41,453
- Civilian labor force263,563
- Employed252,377
- Unemployed11,186
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over350,747
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mesa
- Housing units222,992
- Occupied units198,498
- Vacant units24,494
- Vacancy rate11.0 percent
- Owner occupied127,839
- Renter occupied70,659
- Ownership rate64.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$408,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,620
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.5 percent
- Single family units136,561
- Share single family61.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more57,396
- Share in buildings of two or more25.7 percent
- Mobile homes27,843
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mesa gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute202,193
- Commuting under 15 minutes45,394
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more69,384
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.3 percent
- Drove alone65.8 percent
- Carpooled11.2 percent
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home18.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mesa (7(a))
- Approvals674
- Gross approval$412,802,600
- Average approval$612,467
- Median approval$282,200
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,510,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported7,805
- Jobs per approval11.6
- Loans with a final outcome131
- Paid in full122
- Charged off9
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans6.9 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.5 percent
- Share to franchises13.4 percent
- Distinct lenders95
- Distinct industries by NAICS216
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mesa, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Mesa (504)
- Approvals231
- Gross approval$191,760,000
- Average approval$830,130
- Median approval$473,000
- Largest approval$4,986,000
- Jobs supported2,779
- Loans with a final outcome61
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans1.6 percent
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mesa, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Mesa
- NFIP communityCity of Mesa
- NFIP community number040048
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date09/18/20
The City of Mesa participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 040048 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Maricopa County, not Mesa
Maricopa County context, not Mesa figures
- Establishments in Maricopa County109,863
- Covered employment, Maricopa County2,280,645
- Average annual pay, Maricopa County$73,840
- Housing units permitted, Maricopa County36,380
Every figure in this section is published for Maricopa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mesa.
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.
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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
Mesa questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mesa, Arizona?
511,764, in 198,498 households. Mesa city covers 141.81 square miles of land, which is 3,609 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mesa in?
Maricopa 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 Mesa?
$82,752. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $408,000. Median gross rent is $1,620 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mesa businesses?
674 7(a) approvals totaling $412.8 m since FY2020, across 95 lenders, median approval $282,200, plus 231 504 approvals worth $191.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mesa, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mesa borrowers get paid back?
Of the 131 loans that have reached a final outcome, 122 were paid in full and 9 charged off, a charge off rate of 6.9 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Mesa in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mesa appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mesa, city of, community 040048, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mesa figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Maricopa 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 Mesa.
Is zoning published for Mesa?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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