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First Mesa, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
First Mesa is a Census CDP of 1,459 people across 15.74 square miles of land, in Navajo County. Median household income is $57,889, 76.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
First Mesa
What First Mesa is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area15.74 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land93 plus or minus 28
- County holding the largest share of its areaNavajo 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.
First Mesa
How many people live in First Mesa
- Population1,459 plus or minus 440
- Median age34.3 plus or minus 11.9
- Population under 18518 plus or minus 158
- Share under 1835.5 percent
- Population 65 and over371 plus or minus 131
- Share 65 and over25.4 percent
- Households442 plus or minus 135
- Family households353 plus or minus 127
- Share of households that are families79.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
First Mesa
Income and work in First Mesa
- Median household income$57,889
- Per capita income$14,622
- Civilian labor force456 plus or minus 144
- Employed426 plus or minus 140
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 39
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over872 plus or minus 259
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.8 percent plus or minus 35.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in First Mesa
- Housing units622 plus or minus 133
- Occupied units442 plus or minus 135
- Vacant units180 plus or minus 47
- Vacancy rate28.9 percent
- Owner occupied337 plus or minus 125
- Renter occupied105 plus or minus 79
- Ownership rate76.2 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$48,300 plus or minus $19,506
- Median gross rent, monthly$756
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Single family units530 plus or minus 136
- Share single family85.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 30
- Share in buildings of two or more2.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes76 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How First Mesa gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute367 plus or minus 133
- Commuting under 15 minutes118 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.2 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more161 plus or minus 81
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.9 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Drove alone57.0 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Carpooled18.8 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.3 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Worked from home13.8 percent plus or minus 14.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Navajo County, not First Mesa
Navajo County context, not First Mesa figures
- Establishments in Navajo County1,860
- Covered employment, Navajo County28,615
- Average annual pay, Navajo County$50,447
- Housing units permitted, Navajo County487
Every figure in this section is published for Navajo County as a whole and is not a measurement of First 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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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
First Mesa questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in First Mesa, Arizona?
1,459, in 442 households. First Mesa CDP covers 15.74 square miles of land, which is 93 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is First Mesa in?
Navajo 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 First Mesa?
$57,889. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $48,300. Median gross rent is $756 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 First Mesa figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Navajo 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 First Mesa.
Is zoning published for First Mesa?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.