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Mesa Arizona

Mesa, Arizona. Mesa, located in Maricopa County, is one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities, with a population that grew by more than 37 percent between 1990 and 2000. There are solid reasons for Mesa’s growth: low costs of doing business, reasonable tax structure, skilled and well-educated workforce, low crime rate, superior schools, affordable housing and an excellent quality of life.

As part of the Phoenix-Mesa metroplex, Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona and the nation’s 40th-largest city. Taking advantage of Mesa’s attractive lifestyle, more than 430,000 people call Mesa home. The City provides the advantages of a thriving metropolis while maintaining the feel of a suburban environment. Just 15 miles east of Phoenix, Mesa covers 128 square miles.

With dynamic recreational, educational and business environments, Mesa enjoys the best in a variety of amenities including parks within easy walking distance from home, a variety of sports facilities that cater to athletes young and old, highly rated golf courses for every skill level, a diversity of special events and community festivals, and Mesa’s ever-popular Chicago Cubs Spring Training baseball.

With a sophisticated infrastructure and highly professional local government, the City of Mesa has a council-manager form of charter government. The City operates under a district system of council representation, with the mayor elected at large and six council members elected by district.

The City Manager, appointed by the Council, is the chief administrative officer carrying out the policies of the City Council and directing a full-service, customer-oriented municipal organization with more than 3,800 employees. The City provides a full range of municipal services including police and fire protection, parks and recreation, libraries, transportation, neighborhood outreach and general administration. In addition, the City owns and operates several enterprises including the operation of electricity, gas, water, wastewater, solid waste, aquatics, airports, golf courses and a community center.

Many City offices are located in the Mesa City Plaza building, 20 E. Main St., including the Mayor and City Council, City Manager, City Clerk and City Attorney. The Municipal Building, at 55 N. Center St., houses Tax and Licensing, Utilities Customer Service, and Planning and Zoning. Additionally, Personnel, Code Compliance and Information Services are located at the South Center Campus, 200 S. Center St. For general information, call (480) 644-2011

Information gathered from  City of Mesa

There were 146,643 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.20.

The population was diversified with respect to age with 27.3% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,817, and the median income for a family was $49,232. Males had a median income of $35,960 versus $27,005 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,601. About 6.2% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over. Mesa's residents exhibit a great deal of economic diversity, with low-income areas constructed somewhat close to high-scale neighborhoods with expensive custom homes. The neighborhood "Marlborough Mesa", along with many other neighborhoods, have won a community award. Source Wikipedia