Black Mesa's Livability
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About Black Mesa, AZ
Black Mesa, AZ is located in Navajo County in the state of Arizona.
The total City Population for Black Mesa is about 7,844 with about 7 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $47,700, which is roughly 76% lower than the Average Home Value of $202,052 for the state of Arizona, and roughly 75% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $23,864, which is roughly 57% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $55,691 for the state of Arizona, and roughly 59% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 3.52Male Population Estimate: 48.3%
Female Population Estimate: 51.7%
Median Age: 27.4
Male Median Age: 25.6
Female Median Age: 29.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
White:4.76%
Hispanic:1.72%
Other:0.52%
Black:0.43%
Asian:0.15%
Hawaiian:0.11%
Voting
![Kyrsten Sinema](/assets/images/politicians/senators/kyrsten_sinema.jpg)
![Mark Kelly](/assets/images/politicians/senators/mark_kelly.jpg)
![Katie Hobbs](/assets/images/politicians/governors/katie_hobbs.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 45.17%
Libertarian: 1.4%
Green: 0%
Other: 0%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Black Mesa specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Navajo County: About 10.994 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Navajo County: About 280.634 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Navajo County is about 64% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 2% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Black Mesa is about 7.4%.
Arizona is ranked #22 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 50.69 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 72.56The average living wage for the state of Arizona is $32.42/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.15/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Arizona a minimum wage score of 81.18 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $9.15/hr, which gives Arizona a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 68.17 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Arizona is $240.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 59.39 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Arizona does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Arizona does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Arizona does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Arizona does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Arizona does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Arizona does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Arizona does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Arizona does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Arizona does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Arizona does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Arizona does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Arizona does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Arizona does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Arizona does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Arizona does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Arizona does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X Arizona does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Arizona does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 86033Latitude: 36.686761
Longitude: -110.375627
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 6023.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 928