ZIP Code 85542

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Gila County, Arizona.

Population: 2,868
Median household income: $30,691
Median home value: $52,000

ZIP Code 85542 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Gila County, Arizona, home to about 2,868 residents. Its median household income of $30,691 runs below the Gila County figure of $59,089.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 85542's population declined 22.5% from 3,700 to 2,868, while its median gross rent rose 47.0% from $415 to $610.

American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 64.4% of the population. 62.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,868
Median age: 29.2 yrs
Median household income: $30,691
Median home value: $52,000
Median gross rent: $610
Housing units: 795
Homeownership rate: 49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.1%
Unemployment rate: 17.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7002,868

Median household income

$37,552$30,691

Median home value

$30,400$52,000

Median gross rent

$415$610

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,700	$37,552	$30,400	$415
2020	3,538	$34,848	$30,800	$438
2021	3,876	$37,576	$30,400	$480
2022	3,049	$27,833	$31,500	$457
2023	2,868	$30,691	$52,000	$610

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1726.6%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	271	9.4%
5 to 17	762	26.6%
18 to 24	268	9.3%
25 to 34	485	16.9%
35 to 44	349	12.2%
45 to 54	194	6.8%
55 to 64	217	7.6%
65 to 74	210	7.3%
75 and over	112	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	121	4.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,846	64.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	813	28.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	88	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.0%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree2.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	407	26.0%
High school graduate	593	37.8%
Some college or associate's	502	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	43	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone62.5%

Carpooled22.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means10.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	385	62.5%
Carpooled	141	22.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	4.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	62	10.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	130	21.1%
15 to 29 min	216	35.1%
30 to 44 min	85	13.8%
45 to 59 min	58	9.4%
60+ min	127	20.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.93
Poverty rate: 54.2% (1,546 of 2,850)

	Count	Share
Family households	617	84.9%
Nonfamily households	110	15.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	727	91.4%
Vacant	68	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	362	49.8%
Renter-occupied	365	50.2%

1-unit, detached86.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	688	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	1.1%
5 to 19 units	15	1.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	83	10.4%

ZIP Code 85542

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