Mesa, California

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Mesa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Mesa is located at 37°25′18″N, 118°32′39″W (37.421647, -118.544166)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²). 9.2 km² (3.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (4.02%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 214 people, 85 households, and 64 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 23.1/km² (59.9/mi²). There were 91 housing units at an average density of 9.8/km² (25.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.25% White, 0.47% Black or African American, 2.80% Native American, 1.87% Asian, 0.47% Pacific Islander, 0.93% from other races, and 4.21% from two or more races. 7.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 85 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 41.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.

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 sixty five or over.