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District 9
Senator Kiana Sears, LD 9
Minority Whip
Representative Lorena Austin, LD 9
Representative Seth Blattman, LD 9
2022 Statewide Benchmarks
$73,903
Average Personal Income
$101,316
Average Household Income
$411,200
Median Home Value
8.37%
Average Combined Sales Tax Rate
10.04%
Average Combined Property Tax Rate
B
Average School Letter Grade
-3.04%
2019-2024 Enrollment Growth Rate
10.67%
2020-2021 Per Pupil Funding Growth Rate
Voting Population
183,153
Over 18 (Voting Age)
123,082
Male
120,366
Female
119,094
White
14,059
African American
89,649
Hispanic
29,031
Over 65
K-12 Population Data
Population 25+
49,398
with High School Diploma
26,195
with BA/BS
School Aged Population
43,763
(17.98%)
K-12 Public School Enrollment
39,344
(89.90%)
K-12 Private & Home School Enrollment
3,083
(7.04%)
Economic Data
Prime Working Age Population
188,885
(77.59%)
Total Workers
124,598
Total Households
91,454
Unemployment Rate
5.80%
Government Workers
13,203
(10.60%)
Mean Household Income
$81,787
Median Household Income
$62,816
Households with cash public assistance income
1,890
Households with food stamps, SNAP benefits
10,330
Population with private insurance
136,257
(55.97%)
Population with public health insurance coverage
88,178
(36.22%)
Population with no health insurance
38,035
(15.62%)
Housing Data
Total housing units
99,604
Occupied Units
91,454
Owner occupied units
46,206
Owner Occupied Housing Vacancy Rate
0.70%
Rental Housing Vacancy Rate
4.90%
Median Value of Owner Occupied Units
$293,600
Homeowners with mortgage
31,221
(67.57%)
Homeowners without mortgage
14,985
(32.43%)
Monthly owner costs of housing units with mortgage
$1,534
Monthly owner costs of housing units without mortgage
$499
Median gross rent of occupied units paying rent
$1,289
Households with a car
84,976
(92.92%)
Income Tax
Average Household Income
$81,787
Median Household Income
$62,816
Household Income Tax Liability
$1,942
Statewide benchmarks
Corporate Tax Rate
4.90%
Corporate Tax Liability
$1,833
Sales Tax
District Sales Tax Rate
8.20%
Estimated Average District Sales Tax Liability
$4,994
Property Tax
Estimated Average Property Tax Rate
10.63%
Commercial Effective Average Property Tax Rate
1.86%
Residential Effective Average Property Tax Rate
0.90%
Median Real Estate Taxes Paid
$1,254
# of School Districts that Fall into the District
3
Compare Personal and Business Property Taxes
Median home value
$293,600
Residential assessed ratio
10.00%
Commercial assessed ratio
17.50%
Average residential property tax liability
$2,634
Equivalent commercial property tax liability
$5,460
Education Data
Major School District
Mesa Unified District
Major School District Total Enrollment
55,276
Major School District 5-Year Enrollment Change
-9.32%
Major School District Letter Grade
B
District public school average 5-yr enrollment change
-12.66%
District Average Letter Grade
C
District Choice Population
54.90%
District Public School Per Pupil Spending
$13,254
District Average Teacher Salary
$70,447
District Average Change in Expenditures 2021-2022
16.36%
Colleges & Universities in the District
1
Transportation
Major Roads
US Hwy 60, hwy 87
Top Employers
1st
Banner Health
2nd
Maricopa County Community College District
3rd
Empire Southwest
4th
Santander Consumer Usa
5th
Dexcom
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