Housing data for Mesa, WA

Mesa, WA has an estimated 502 residents and 86 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Franklin County.

51.2% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,083 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
502 (±439)
Housing units
86 (±45)
Households that rent
51.2%
Median gross rent
$1,083
Residents since 2015–2019
−7.6%

What stands out in Mesa

Median real estate taxes: $1,283 (±$610) in Mesa, lower than in Franklin County ($2,750).

Median home value: $256,700 (±$113,894) in Mesa, lower than in Franklin County ($379,300).

Housing in Mesa at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,083 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 13.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 51.2% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $83,056 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $256,700 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $1,525 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $1,283 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 75.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 48.9% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 100.0% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 21.9 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −7.6% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 25.6% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 5.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Mesa against Franklin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
MesaFranklin CountyWashingtonUnited States
Residents502 (±439)98,902 (exact)7,816,116 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units86 (±45)31,183 (±366)3,306,620 (±517)143,775,355
Households that rent51.2% (±24.4 points)29.0% (±2.1 points)36.2% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,083 (±$117)$1,198 (±$67)$1,760 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$83,056 (±$23,085)$86,714 (±$4,594)$98,141 (±$414)$80,734
Median home value$256,700 (±$113,894)$379,300 (±$9,109)$564,600 (±$1,940)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,283 (±$610)$2,750 (±$84)$4,556 (±$16)$3,119
Built before 198048.9% (±47.9 points)37.2% (±2.8 points)43.4% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute21.9 minutes (±3.0)22.4 minutes (±1.3)26.6 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband100.0% (±35.1 points)92.8% (±1.3 points)93.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents16.5 years (±6.8)30.9 years (±0.3)38.3 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Mesa covers 1.7 square miles of land, about 303 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Mesa has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents543 (±195)502 (±439)−7.6%Not a measurable change
Housing units144 (±43)86 (±45)−40.3%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$725 (±$269)$1,083 (±$117)+49.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$96,400 (±$17,640)$256,700 (±$113,894)+166.3%Up after inflation
Median household income$50,000 (±$10,530)$83,056 (±$23,085)+66.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$832 (±$95)$1,525 (±$442)+83.3%Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes$994 (±$460)$1,283 (±$610)+29.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent53.0% (±15.6 points)51.2% (±24.4 points)−1.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate12.3% (±15.4 points)0.0% (±49.6 points)−12.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Franklin County

Mesa has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Franklin County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Franklin County recorded 320 violent and 1,483 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Mesa

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Basin City7.5 mi——24.6%
Connell9.7 mi$1,011$313,60026.6%
Hatton16 mi—$152,50058.9%
Othello19 mi$882$290,70045.2%
Kahlotus22 mi——4.9%
Pasco22 mi$1,227$376,30029.1%
West Pasco24 mi—$470,1000.0%
Richland24 mi$1,468$436,70035.6%

Places in Washington most like Mesa

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Harrah$963$221,900$73,95836.7%
Grandview$1,107$265,300$61,10644.5%
Granger$1,003$210,200$66,25045.9%
Albion$1,061$230,700$56,83352.8%
Quincy$1,161$336,800$87,90235.3%
Naches$1,458$271,700$54,28645.0%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Washington.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Mesa, fiscal year 2027

Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,094$1,230$1,487$2,051$2,341

HUD income limits for Mesa, fiscal year 2026

Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$22,150$36,900$59,050
2 people$25,300$42,200$67,450
3 people$28,450$47,450$75,900
4 people$33,000$52,700$84,300
5 people$38,680$56,950$91,050
6 people$44,360$61,150$97,800
7 people$50,040$65,350$104,550
8 people$55,720$69,600$111,300

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $105,400.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mesa

Is Mesa growing?

In Mesa, the number of residents went from 543 in 2015–2019 to 502 in 2020–2024 (−7.6%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Mesa city, Washington (place:45180, in state:53).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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