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85003 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85003 covers Phoenix, Arizona, with a population of about 10,155 and a median household income of $56,672.

Population
10,1555,460 per square mile
Median age
37.41.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$56,67226% below the Arizona median
Poverty rate
26.8%14.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$582,092up 16.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,25812% below the Arizona median
Degree or higher
44.8%9.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
29.9%35.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
519

Where 85003 is

Phoenix, Arizona — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population10,155
Median age37.4
Family households27.9%
Born outside the US12.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home21.4%
White (non-Hispanic)47.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)18.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Hispanic or Latino28.5%
Veterans7.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$56,672
Income per person$47,337
Poverty rate26.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k12.0%
$10–15k5.9%
$15–20k9.0%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k4.0%
$30–35k4.5%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k12.3%
$75–100k9.3%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k6.0%
$150–200k4.3%
$200k or more8.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed4,940
Mean adjusted gross income$97,081
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.3%
Returns, under $25k24.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.4%
Returns, $200k or more10.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$577,700
Median gross rent$1,258
Rent as a share of household income30.9%
Owner-occupied29.9%
Vacant homes11.1%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house32.7%
Attached house3.6%
2 to 4 units10.5%
5 to 19 units9%
20 or more units43%
Mobile home0.8%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$582,092as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.6%
Typical asking rent$1,758as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 5.5%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 61.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$606,113$146,723

$146,723 in 2000 to $582,092 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,860$1,087

$1,087 in 2016 to $1,758 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.8%
High school diploma or higher86.6%
Works from home24.7%
Drives to work alone54.1%
Takes public transport6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity33.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.6% 4.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.5% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication66.7% 8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70% 6.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.8% 2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.4% 2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments519
People employed6,928
Annual payroll$478,292,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 82.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss80.2 out of 100
Community resilience17.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail78.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought27.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire18.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado17Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane12.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning12.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide3.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Arizona and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPArizonaUnited States
Median household income$56,672$76,872$78,538
Income per person$47,337$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate26.8%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$577,700$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,258$1,431$1,348
Homeownership29.9%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.8%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%5.2%5.2%
Works from home24.7%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US12.2%12.9%13.9%
Median age37.438.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL AP, AZ US7.3 km away
Rain in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January67.6°F / 46°F0.87 in rain
February70.8°F / 49°F0.87 in rain
March78.1°F / 54.5°F0.83 in rain
April85.5°F / 60.8°F0.22 in rain
May94.5°F / 69.5°F0.13 in rain
June104.2°F / 78.6°F0.02 in rain
July106.5°F / 84.5°F0.91 in rain
August105.1°F / 83.6°F0.93 in rain
September100.4°F / 78.1°F0.57 in rain
October89.2°F / 65.6°F0.56 in rain
November76.5°F / 53.7°F0.57 in rain
December66.2°F / 45.3°F0.74 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket63% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket63% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket63% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Phoenix Union High School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Phoenix Elementary District47.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Osborn Elementary District2.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Walkability16.2 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

85001 Phoenix, AZ0.4 km away
85002 Phoenix, AZ0.4 km away
85005 Phoenix, AZ0.4 km away
85010 Phoenix, AZ0.4 km away
85011 Phoenix, AZ0.4 km away
85025 Phoenix, AZ0.4 km away
85026 Phoenix, AZ0.4 km away
85030 Phoenix, AZ0.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Maricopa County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeNot observed in most of the state; the Navajo Nation is the exception
Land area1.86 sq mi
Population density5,460 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.4511, -112.0774

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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