ZIP Code 85021

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Population: 40,026
Median household income: $58,481
Median home value: $433,000

Covering part of Maricopa County, Arizona, ZIP Code 85021 has about 40,026 residents. At $58,481, its median household income sits below Maricopa County's $85,518.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 85021's population declined 7.7% from 43,378 to 40,026, while its median gross rent rose 36.4% from $895 to $1,221.

38.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,026
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $58,481
Median home value: $433,000
Median gross rent: $1,221
Housing units: 18,136
Homeownership rate: 38.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

43,37840,026

Median household income

$44,511$58,481

Median home value

$283,400$433,000

Median gross rent

$895$1,221

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	43,378	$44,511	$283,400	$895
2020	42,114	$46,358	$294,100	$942
2021	39,611	$51,193	$331,100	$998
2022	39,835	$56,410	$398,600	$1,116
2023	40,026	$58,481	$433,000	$1,221

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,777	6.9%
5 to 17	6,177	15.4%
18 to 24	4,023	10.1%
25 to 34	6,324	15.8%
35 to 44	4,963	12.4%
45 to 54	4,547	11.4%
55 to 64	4,922	12.3%
65 to 74	3,816	9.5%
75 and over	2,477	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,511	43.7%
Black or African American	4,801	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,139	2.8%
Asian	849	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	37	0.1%
Some other race	345	0.9%
Two or more races	1,905	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,439	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,564	13.2%
High school graduate	5,567	20.6%
Some college or associate's	8,906	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	5,686	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,326	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone62.9%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit4.7%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,978	62.9%
Carpooled	2,665	14.0%
Public transit	901	4.7%
Walked	394	2.1%
Bicycle	189	1.0%
Worked from home	2,596	13.6%
Other means	308	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,761	16.8%
15 to 29 min	6,868	41.8%
30 to 44 min	4,308	26.2%
45 to 59 min	1,052	6.4%
60+ min	1,446	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 16.7% (6,617 of 39,628)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,995	53.0%
Nonfamily households	7,976	47.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,971	93.6%
Vacant	1,165	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,502	38.3%
Renter-occupied	10,469	61.7%

1-unit, detached38.9%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units20.7%

20 or more units24.0%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,046	38.9%
1-unit, attached	887	4.9%
2 to 4 units	1,621	8.9%
5 to 19 units	3,759	20.7%
20 or more units	4,350	24.0%
Mobile home & other	473	2.6%

ZIP Code 85021

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