ZIP Code 86556

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Apache County, Arizona.

Population: 2,894
Median household income: $27,500
Median home value: $35,000

ZIP Code 86556 (Apache County, Arizona) is home to about 2,894 residents. Its median household income of $27,500 runs below the Apache County figure of $40,338.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 86556's population grew 24.5% from 2,324 to 2,894, while its median gross rent rose 68.2% from $327 to $550.

9.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,894
Median age: 22.6 yrs
Median household income: $27,500
Median home value: $35,000
Median gross rent: $550
Housing units: 851
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Unemployment rate: 15.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3242,894

Median household income

$27,153$27,500

Median home value

$47,800$35,000

Median gross rent

$327$550

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,324	$27,153	$47,800	$327
2020	2,358	$20,982	$43,400	$363
2021	2,845	$21,711	$41,600	$388
2022	2,945	$24,625	$41,800	$446
2023	2,894	$27,500	$35,000	$550

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 2424.2%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 446.8%

45 to 546.9%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	147	5.1%
5 to 17	684	23.6%
18 to 24	701	24.2%
25 to 34	481	16.6%
35 to 44	198	6.8%
45 to 54	199	6.9%
55 to 64	199	6.9%
65 to 74	199	6.9%
75 and over	86	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	157	5.4%
Black or African American	101	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,516	86.9%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.8%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's39.9%

Bachelor's degree3.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	310	22.8%
High school graduate	379	27.8%
Some college or associate's	543	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	44	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	86	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone57.6%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit1.5%

Walked28.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	447	57.6%
Carpooled	13	1.7%
Public transit	12	1.5%
Walked	222	28.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	82	10.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	274	39.5%
15 to 29 min	102	14.7%
30 to 44 min	143	20.6%
45 to 59 min	39	5.6%
60+ min	136	19.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.77
Poverty rate: 46.4% (1,091 of 2,351)

	Count	Share
Family households	429	68.3%
Nonfamily households	199	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	628	73.8%
Vacant	223	26.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	430	68.5%
Renter-occupied	198	31.5%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	568	66.7%
1-unit, attached	10	1.2%
2 to 4 units	86	10.1%
5 to 19 units	20	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	167	19.6%

Geography

ZCTA: 86556
Land area: 216 sq mi
Water area: 0.99 sq mi
Center point: 36.2283, -109.2203

Counties this ZIP covers

Apache County, Arizona (100%)

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