Mesa Verde, California

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Population in 2010: 1,023.
Males: 477  (46.7%)
Females: 546  (53.3%)
Median resident age:

26.1 years
California median age:

37.9 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $86,748
Mesa Verde:

$86,748
CA:

$91,551

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,468

Mesa Verde CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $555,400
Mesa Verde:

$555,400
CA:

$715,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $230,969; detached houses: $162,678; mobile homes: $299,962
March 2022 cost of living index in Mesa Verde: 72.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.2%
(22.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 12.0% for other race residents, 33.2% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Mesa Verde, CA (2022)
    • 68372.5%Hispanic
    • 19320.5%White alone
    • 353.7%Black alone
    • 343.6%Two or more races



According to our research of California and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Mesa Verde, California as of May 09, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Mesa Verde is 734 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is near the state average.


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Ancestries: English (12.4%), Lithuanian (5.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 390 feet

156 residents are foreign born (16.2% Latin America).

This place:

16.5%
California:

26.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,287 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $777 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Yuma, AZ (63.5 miles , pop. 77,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Glendale, AZ (145.8 miles , pop. 218,812).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Diego, CA (151.1 miles , pop. 1,223,400).

Nearest cities:

Ripley, CA (2.7 miles ),
Blythe, CA (2.9 miles ),
East Blythe, CA (2.9 miles),
Palo Verde, CA (3.5 miles ),
Ehrenberg, AZ (3.5 miles ),
Cibola, AZ (4.2 miles),
La Paz Valley, AZ (5.3 miles ),
Quartzsite, AZ (5.4 miles )

Latitude: 33.61 N, Longitude: 114.73 W

Distribution of median household income in Mesa Verde, CA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Mesa Verde, CA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.2%
California:

5.1%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 46.8. This is significantly better than average.

City:

46.8
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 30.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

30.7
U.S.:

33.3

Earthquake activity:

Mesa Verde-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 5019% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 110.9 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 61.8 miles away from Mesa Verde center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 116.2 miles away from the city center
On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake occurred 87.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/15/1979 at 23:16:54, a magnitude 7.0 (5.7 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 ML, 6.4 MW) earthquake occurred 75.9 miles away from Mesa Verde center
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 262.3 miles away from the city center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Riverside County (46) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 27
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 22, Floods: 20, Storms: 8, Winter Storms: 8, Landslides: 6, Mudslides: 5, Heavy Rains: 2, Earthquake: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Mesa Verde:

  • FMC-BLYTHE DESERT DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; BLYTHE, CA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mesa Verde:

  • Arizona Western College (about 65 miles; Yuma, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 5,454)
  • Imperial Valley College (about 71 miles; Imperial, CA; FT enrollment: 5,313)
  • College of the Desert (about 96 miles; Palm Desert, CA; FT enrollment: 5,686)
  • Mohave Community College (about 122 miles; Kingman, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,309)
  • Mt San Jacinto Community College District (about 130 miles; San Jacinto, CA; FT enrollment: 8,426)
  • Estrella Mountain Community College (about 138 miles; Avondale, AZ; FT enrollment: 4,932)
  • Crafton Hills College (about 140 miles; Yucaipa, CA; FT enrollment: 3,222)

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Riverside County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

3.3 people
California:

2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

77.9%
Whole state:

68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

6.4%
Whole state:

7.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Mesa Verde:

Marital status in Mesa Verde, CA
  • Never married: 39.8%
  • Now married: 44.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

For population 25 years and over in Mesa Verde:

  • High school or higher: 65.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

11.8
California average:

15.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Mesa Verde, CA (based on Riverside County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic602,76551
Evangelical Protestant240,306741
Other77,581194
Mainline Protestant29,535103
Black Protestant19,17040
Orthodox3,64711
None1,216,637-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 330
This county:

1.60 / 10,000 pop.
California:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 11
Riverside County:

0.05 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 91
Riverside County:

0.44 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 311
Riverside County:

1.51 / 10,000 pop.
California:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 1,125
This county:

5.45 / 10,000 pop.
California:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

7.7%
California:

7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

24.5%
California:

21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

15.2%
California:

17.9%

7.19% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($71,521 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.19%
California average:

5.19%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($210 average AGI)
Riverside County:

0.03%
California average:

0.03%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Los Angeles County, CA  1.67% ($73,820 average AGI)
from San Bernardino County, CA  1.37% ($58,630)
from Orange County, CA  1.13% ($77,838)


6.28% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($64,593 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.28%
California average:

6.14%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Riverside County:

0.02%
California average:

0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to San Bernardino County, CA  1.11% ($52,713 average AGI)
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.72% ($54,847)
to Orange County, CA  0.62% ($70,371)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mesa Verde:

  • KFMB (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: MIDWEST TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KCBQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: RADIO 1210, INC.)
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXNT (840 AM; 50 kW; NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mesa Verde:

  • KZAL (105.5 FM; DESERT CENTER, CA; Owner: WORLDWIDE MULTI-MEDIA B/C CO.)
  • KRRK (101.1 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: SMOKE AND MIRRORS, LLC)
  • K263AI (100.5 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: DONALD F. HENDREN)
  • K201ES (88.1 FM; RIPLEY/BLYTHE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K209CY (89.7 FM; BLYTHE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KZUL-FM (104.5 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: MAD DOG WIRELESS, INC.)
  • KRCY-FM (96.7 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: RICK L. MURPHY)
  • KJJJ (102.3 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: STEVEN M. GREELEY)
  • KERU-FM (88.5 FM; BLYTHE, CA; Owner: ESCUELA DE LA RAZA UNIDA)
  • K218DS (91.5 FM; NORTH BLYTHE, CA; Owner: ADVANCED MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KJMB-FM (100.3 FM; BLYTHE, CA; Owner: J.S. MAYSON)

TV broadcast stations around Mesa Verde:

  • W64AN (Channel 64; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)

Mesa Verde fatal accident list:

Mar 14, 2010 11:09 PM, I-10, Lat: 33.608214, Lon: -114.719261, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Apr 14, 2010 05:20 PM, I-10, Lat: 33.608911, Lon: -114.742789, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 16, 2009 12:25 AM, I-10, Lat: 33.608936, Lon: -114.746017, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 3
Feb 24, 2006 01:20 PM, I-10, Lat: 33.606610, Lon: -114.700480, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 3Number of bridges
  • 26ft / 8.1mTotal length
  • 34,750Total average daily traffic
  • 13,551Total average daily truck traffic
  • 55,567Total future (year 2038) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Mesa Verde, CA
  • 67.7%Electricity
  • 32.3%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Mesa Verde, CA
  • 84.2%Electricity
  • 15.8%Utility gas


Mesa Verde compared to California state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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