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85028 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85028 covers Phoenix, Arizona, with a population of about 18,952 and a median household income of $119,436.

Population
18,9522,766 per square mile
Median age
48.910.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$119,4361.6× the Arizona median
Poverty rate
4.4%8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$705,326up 21.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,8321.3× the Arizona median
Degree or higher
56.2%21.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
84.6%19.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
1,017

Where 85028 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

Population18,952
Median age48.9
Family households65.9%
Born outside the US5.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.6%
White (non-Hispanic)81%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Hispanic or Latino7.9%
Veterans8.8%
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$119,436
Income per person$66,411
Poverty rate4.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k3.3%
$60–75k8.1%
$75–100k10.9%
$100–125k12.0%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k14.8%
$200k or more25.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,430
Mean adjusted gross income$176,430
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.4%
Returns, under $25k18.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.7%
Returns, $200k or more19.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$583,000
Median gross rent$1,832
Rent as a share of household income29.5%
Owner-occupied84.6%
Vacant homes8.1%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house82.9%
Attached house7%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units3.9%
20 or more units5.5%
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$705,326as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.2%
Typical asking rent$2,740as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 25.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$715,540$186,290

$186,290 in 2000 to $705,326 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.2%
High school diploma or higher97%
Works from home26.7%
Drives to work alone63.7%
Takes public transport1.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.2%
Health

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

Obesity27.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.7% 9.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.7% 4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70% 8.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.7% 5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.1% 9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.5% 7.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28% 6.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.7% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.4% 5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,017
People employed7,794
Annual payroll$461,908,000
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 75% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss73.4 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 wave99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail78Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind38.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide24.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning17.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane12.4Very 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$119,436$76,872$78,538
Income per person$66,411$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate4.4%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$583,000$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,832$1,431$1,348
Homeownership84.6%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.2%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate2.4%5.2%5.2%
Works from home26.7%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US5.6%12.9%13.9%
Median age48.938.838.7
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 stationSCOTTSDALE MUNI AP, AZ US10 km away
Rain in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January66.5°F / 43.4°F1.11 in rain
February68.7°F / 46°F1.24 in rain
March75.7°F / 51.7°F1.1 in rain
April82.8°F / 58.3°F0.34 in rain
May91.8°F / 66.7°F0.16 in rain
June102°F / 76.2°F0.05 in rain
July104.1°F / 82.6°F0.9 in rain
August102.9°F / 81.8°F0.83 in rain
September98.2°F / 75.3°F0.6 in rain
October87.3°F / 62.7°F0.62 in rain
November74.8°F / 50.6°F0.79 in rain
December64.6°F / 42.5°F0.99 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket72% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket17% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Paradise Valley Unified District71.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Scottsdale Unified District28.9% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability12.3 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

85032 Phoenix, AZ4.3 km away
85020 Phoenix, AZ5.1 km away
85254 Scottsdale, AZ6 km away
85253 Paradise Valley, AZ6.3 km away
85022 Phoenix, AZ6.5 km away
85021 Phoenix, AZ8.3 km away
85024 Phoenix, AZ8.9 km away
85014 Phoenix, AZ9.4 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 area6.85 sq mi
Population density2,766 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.5851, -112.0087

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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