ZIP Code 86505

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Apache County, Arizona.

Population: 6,978
Median household income: $26,897
Median home value: $35,700

ZIP Code 86505 (Apache County, Arizona) is home to about 6,978 residents. At $26,897, its median household income sits below Apache County's $40,338.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 86505's population declined 13.2% from 8,036 to 6,978, while its median gross rent rose 11.7% from $471 to $526.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.0% of residents. American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 95.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,978
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $26,897
Median home value: $35,700
Median gross rent: $526
Housing units: 2,800
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,0366,978

Median household income

$23,767$26,897

Median home value

$40,100$35,700

Median gross rent

$471$526

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,036	$23,767	$40,100	$471
2020	7,920	$23,553	$33,500	$431
2021	7,522	$24,572	$32,500	$485
2022	7,436	$25,953	$33,900	$513
2023	6,978	$26,897	$35,700	$526

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1723.0%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	428	6.1%
5 to 17	1,605	23.0%
18 to 24	672	9.6%
25 to 34	1,011	14.5%
35 to 44	725	10.4%
45 to 54	749	10.7%
55 to 64	853	12.2%
65 to 74	527	7.6%
75 and over	408	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50	0.7%
Black or African American	17	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6,672	95.6%
Asian	25	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	27	0.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	155	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	703	16.5%
High school graduate	1,467	34.3%
Some college or associate's	1,654	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	270	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	179	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,349	78.4%
Carpooled	54	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	87	5.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	214	12.4%
Other means	17	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	502	33.3%
15 to 29 min	316	21.0%
30 to 44 min	262	17.4%
45 to 59 min	186	12.3%
60+ min	241	16.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.51
Poverty rate: 41.3% (2,882 of 6,977)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,344	67.7%
Nonfamily households	640	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,984	70.9%
Vacant	816	29.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,656	83.5%
Renter-occupied	328	16.5%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other18.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,142	76.5%
1-unit, attached	6	0.2%
2 to 4 units	106	3.8%
5 to 19 units	13	0.5%
20 or more units	4	0.1%
Mobile home & other	529	18.9%

ZIP Code 86505

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