City of Mesa population and authoritative source for all City metrics with a population component, such as Crimes or Traffic Collisions per 1,000 residents provided by Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) updated annually as of July 1. See Population and Housing Unit Estimates (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html). Census PEP estimates are used for state revenue sharing per AZ statute (42-5033.01).

2010 and 2020-2022 from census decennial counts (2010 & 2020) and Vintage 2021 (V2021), Vintage 2022 (V2022) estimates found at https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mesacityarizona,US/PST045219. See schedule at https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/about/schedule.html.

2023-2040 population projections from Maricopa County Association of Governments (MAG) adopted June 2023 are found at https://azmag.gov/Programs/Maps-and-Data/Population-Housing/Population-and-Housing-Estimates

2011-2019 published by US Census population estimates found at https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/research/evaluation-estimates/2020-evaluation-estimates/2010s-cities-and-towns-total.html

Other sources of population estimates include US Census American Community Survey 1-year and 5-year Estimates at https://citydata.mesaaz.gov/d/n5gn-m5c3 and https://citydata.mesaaz.gov/Economic-Development/d/9nqf-ygw6, Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) at https://www.azcommerce.com/oeo/population/population-estimates/ (see link for OEO methodology which differs slightly from official US Census Estimates) and City of Mesa Office of Economic Development at https://www.selectmesa.com/business-environment/demographics (ESRI Community Analyst).

Students Demographics for Mesa Public Schools by School Year and Grade Level since 1979, reported as point in time in Spring (April) of given school year.

Used to document all city data assets, regardless of whether the dataset is published to the open public data portal. Refer to the section in the Data Coordinator Guidebook, “Metadata Standard – Required Fields” table for help completing this form. See national standard/average from the National Recreation and Park Association here: https://www.nrpa.org/publications-research/ParkMetrics/

The Employment Dataset shows several current and historical annual statistics regarding population, the labor force, employment and unemployment in the City of Mesa. Monthly labor force, employment and unemployment information is at https://citydata.mesaaz.gov/External-Data/Employment-and-Labor-Force-Monthly/3vbg-xf63.

Sources: Population Data - United States Census Bureau -https://www.census.gov/topics/population/data.html
Employment Data - Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.bls.gov/data/
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - https://www.bls.gov/lau/
To see how these terms are defined and what they include, please visit the Terms Glossary from the United State Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which can be found at the following web address: http://www.bls.gov/bls/glossary.htm

Selected demographic information by solid waste collection routes.

***The data within only represent 2019 and prior. As of January 2020, Mesa PD transitioned crime reporting to the FBI Unified Crime Reporting (UCR) Program from the Summary Reporting System (SRS) format to the new National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) format. For current crime statistics data based on NIBRS reporting standard please navigate to: https://citydata.mesaaz.gov/Police/Police-NIBRs-Crimes-Per-1000-Residents/ieqc-zzz4***

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program collects statistics on the number of offenses known to City of Mesa Police Department. In Part I, the UCR indexes reported incidents of crimes that are broken into two categories: violent and property crimes. Aggravated assault, forcible rape, murder, and robbery are classified as violent, while arson, burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft are classified as property crimes. City of Mesa population 2011-2019 based on U.S. Census estimates; 2019-2025 based on Maricopa County Association of Governments (MAG) estimate