Mesa, California

Mesa (Spanish for "Table") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. The population was 275 at the 2020 census,^[3] up from 251 at the 2010 census.

Mesa
Unincorporated Community Census Designated Place
Location in Inyo County and the state of California
Mesa Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°25′08″N 118°32′33″W[1]
Country	United States
State	California
County	Inyo
Area [2]
• Total	3.655 sq mi (9.468 km2)
• Land	3.503 sq mi (9.072 km2)
• Water	0.153 sq mi (0.395 km2)  4.18%
Elevation [1]	4,626 ft (1,410 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	275
• Density	75/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	93514
Area codes	442/760
FIPS code	06-47013
GNIS feature ID	2408819[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²) of it is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²) of it (4.18%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	214		—
2010	251		17.3%
2020	275		9.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1860–1870[5][6] 1880-1890[7] 1900[8] 1910[9] 1920[10] 1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19]

Mesa first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census.^[18]

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Mesa had a population of 275. The population density was 78.5 inhabitants per square mile (30.3/km²). The racial makeup of Mesa was 221 (80.4%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 3 (1.1%) Native American, 2 (0.7%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 13 (4.7%) from other races, and 36 (13.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31 persons (11.3%).^[20]

The whole population lived in households. There were 115 households, out of which 34 (29.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 64 (55.7%) were married-couple households, 5 (4.3%) were cohabiting couple households, 22 (19.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 24 (20.9%) had a male householder with no partner present. 16 households (13.9%) were one person, and 11 (9.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39.^[20] There were 93 families (80.9% of all households).^[21]

The age distribution was 57 people (20.7%) under the age of 18, 6 people (2.2%) aged 18 to 24, 54 people (19.6%) aged 25 to 44, 93 people (33.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 65 people (23.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.9 males.^[20]

There were 131 housing units at an average density of 37.4 units per square mile (14.4 units/km²), of which 115 (87.8%) were occupied. Of these, 95 (82.6%) were owner-occupied, and 20 (17.4%) were occupied by renters.^[20]

2010

The 2010 United States Census^[22] reported that Mesa had a population of 251. The population density was 68.7 inhabitants per square mile (26.5/km²). The racial makeup of Mesa was 220 (87.6%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 10 (4.0%) Native American, 3 (1.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 14 (5.6%) from other races, and 4 (1.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26 persons (10.4%).

The Census reported that 251 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 104 households, out of which 21 (20.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 75 (72.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2 (1.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 5 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 5 (4.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (1.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 14 households (13.5%) were made up of individuals, and 6 (5.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41. There were 82 families (78.8% of all households); the average family size was 2.62.

The population was spread out, with 33 people (13.1%) under the age of 18, 22 people (8.8%) aged 18 to 24, 39 people (15.5%) aged 25 to 44, 117 people (46.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 40 people (15.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

There were 124 housing units at an average density of 33.9 per square mile (13.1/km²), of which 104 were occupied, of which 78 (75.0%) were owner-occupied, and 26 (25.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 184 people (73.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 67 people (26.7%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

The median income for a household in the CDP was $74,375, and the median income for a family was $76,543. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $25,357 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,376. About 2.6% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 6.5% of those 65 or over.

Politics

^{[needs update]} In the state legislature, Mesa is in the 8th senatorial district, represented by Democrat Angelique Ashby,^[23] and the 26th Assembly district, represented by Democrat Patrick Ahrens.^[24]

Federally, Mesa is in California's 8th congressional district, represented by Democrat John Garamendi.^[25]