Maricopa County · Arizona
Mesa, AZ demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Revenue.
Quick answer
Mesa, AZ has a population of 511,648 and a median household income of $74,096 — about $6,175 a month before tax. That ranks 34 of 94 covered metros by income and 35 of 94 by population.
Population
511,648
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$74,096
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.3%
Arizona + local
Income rank
#34
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Mesa household at the median income of $74,096 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,537 a year in sales tax at 8.3%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Arizona exempts or discounts several categories. Mesa raised its city transaction privilege tax rate in recent years to fund public safety, putting it slightly below neighboring Phoenix.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Mesa-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Arizona Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026