What is the population of First Mesa CDP?

First Mesa CDP has 1,381 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #185 of 467 in Arizona.

What is the median household income in First Mesa CDP?

Median household income in First Mesa CDP is $53,173 a year, 32.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in First Mesa CDP?

Median gross rent is $731 a month and the median home value is $57,100, so rent absorbs about 16.5% of median household income.

Is First Mesa CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 1.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so First Mesa CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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First Mesa, AZ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of First Mesa, Arizona (First Mesa, AZ — Census place “First Mesa CDP”) is 1,381 residents, ranking #185 of 467 places in Arizona. Median household income is $53,173, the median home is worth $57,100 and median gross rent runs $731 a month. Looking for the First Mesa Arizona ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve First Mesa, AZ: 86042.

Population: 1,381First Mesa CDP residents
Median household income: $53,173Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $57,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $731Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 73.1%Owner-occupied households

First Mesa ZIP codes (Arizona)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps First Mesa.

The First Mesa AZ ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

86042

What the numbers mean in First Mesa CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the First Mesa CDP median would spend about 16.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.4% of residents and 73.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

First Mesa CDP, AZ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

First Mesa CDP is a small town in Arizona, with 1,381 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #185 of 467 ranked by population — larger than 60% of them. The median age here is 36.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in First Mesa CDP earn a median of $53,173 a year, 32.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 16% below the $63,545 median for the 206 Arizona cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 19.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in First Mesa CDP is valued at $57,100, 81.2% below the national figure and 76% below the $242,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $731 a month, 48% below the national figure, or roughly $8,772 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 73.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of First Mesa CDP?: First Mesa CDP has 1,381 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #185 of 467 in Arizona.
What is the median household income in First Mesa CDP?: Median household income in First Mesa CDP is $53,173 a year, 32.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in First Mesa CDP?: Median gross rent is $731 a month and the median home value is $57,100, so rent absorbs about 16.5% of median household income.
Is First Mesa CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 1.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so First Mesa CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this First Mesa CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.