ZIP Code 85256

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Population: 3,768
Median household income: $51,469
Median home value: $132,400

Covering part of Maricopa County, Arizona, ZIP Code 85256 has about 3,768 residents. Its median household income of $51,469 runs below the Maricopa County figure of $85,518.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 85256's population declined 39.0% from 6,173 to 3,768, while its median gross rent fell 4.4% from $587 to $561.

8.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,768
Median age: 30.1 yrs
Median household income: $51,469
Median home value: $132,400
Median gross rent: $561
Housing units: 1,120
Homeownership rate: 84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Unemployment rate: 18.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1733,768

Median household income

$36,340$51,469

Median home value

$54,200$132,400

Median gross rent

$587$561

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,173	$36,340	$54,200	$587
2020	6,329	$38,427	$60,600	$600
2021	5,014	$38,864	$77,100	$639
2022	4,139	$43,560	$110,300	$803
2023	3,768	$51,469	$132,400	$561

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1723.9%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3421.9%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 647.2%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over1.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	334	8.9%
5 to 17	901	23.9%
18 to 24	224	5.9%
25 to 34	826	21.9%
35 to 44	542	14.4%
45 to 54	416	11.0%
55 to 64	271	7.2%
65 to 74	193	5.1%
75 and over	61	1.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	56	1.5%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,793	74.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	151	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	767	20.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.3%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	514	22.3%
High school graduate	780	33.8%
Some college or associate's	814	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	114	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	87	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means5.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	928	76.3%
Carpooled	128	10.5%
Public transit	16	1.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	6.8%
Other means	62	5.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	586	51.7%
15 to 29 min	311	27.4%
30 to 44 min	163	14.4%
45 to 59 min	64	5.6%
60+ min	10	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.72
Poverty rate: 30.4% (1,113 of 3,658)

	Count	Share
Family households	715	71.4%
Nonfamily households	286	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,001	89.4%
Vacant	119	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	847	84.6%
Renter-occupied	154	15.4%

1-unit, detached71.9%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	805	71.9%
1-unit, attached	38	3.4%
2 to 4 units	9	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	268	23.9%

ZIP Code 85256

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