La Mesa, California Population & Demographics

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Statistic	La Mesa	California	National
Population	59,125	39,512,223	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	6,502	256	91
Median age	36.6	36.0	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	51%	52%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	43%	46%	43%
Speak English	76%	56%	79%
Speak Spanish	14%	29%	13%

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Key findings

The population density in La Mesa is 2440% higher than California
The median age in La Mesa is 2% higher than California
In La Mesa 71.29% of the population is White
In La Mesa 7.82% of the population is Black
In La Mesa 5.59% of the population is Asian

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La Mesa population breakdown by race

Race	La Mesa	California	National
White	71.29%	61.26%	73.35%
Black	7.82%	5.85%	12.63%
Asian	5.59%	13.85%	5.22%
American Indian	0.74%	0.74%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.51%	0.39%	0.18%
Mixed race	7.28%	4.62%	3.06%
Other race	6.77%	13.28%	4.75%

In La Mesa, 25.7% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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La Mesa age breakdown

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Source: The La Mesa, CA demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).