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85034 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85034 covers Phoenix, Arizona, with a population of about 4,825 and a median household income of $53,545.

Population
4,825417 per square mile
Median age
34.24.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$53,54530% below the Arizona median
Poverty rate
24.2%11.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$281,805up 13.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,20516% below the Arizona median
Degree or higher
31.7%3.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
22.6%42.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
1,248

Where 85034 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

Population4,825
Median age34.2
Family households40.2%
Born outside the US17.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home47.6%
White (non-Hispanic)30.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Hispanic or Latino54.3%
Veterans4.5%
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$53,545
Income per person$44,890
Poverty rate24.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k12.0%
$10–15k7.5%
$15–20k8.2%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k8.8%
$60–75k7.9%
$75–100k8.8%
$100–125k8.3%
$125–150k3.8%
$150–200k3.7%
$200k or more12.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,430
Mean adjusted gross income$59,387
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.1%
Returns, under $25k35.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k32.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k5.8%
Returns, $200k or more2.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$397,400
Median gross rent$1,205
Rent as a share of household income32.4%
Owner-occupied22.6%
Vacant homes16.4%
Median year built1998

What the homes are

Detached house22.6%
Attached house3.1%
2 to 4 units12.1%
5 to 19 units25.1%
20 or more units34.9%
Mobile home2.2%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$281,805as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 164.4%
Typical asking rent$1,414as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 3.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$299,224$41,121

$48,198 in 2000 to $281,805 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%
High school diploma or higher80.8%
Works from home12.8%
Drives to work alone69.5%
Takes public transport0.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.2%
Health

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

Obesity36% 2.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)21.8% 10.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19% 2.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.4% 2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.8% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.9% 6.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.4% 0.8 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 screening79.5% 6.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening51.1% 13.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.3% 14 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity29.7% 12.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24.3% 10 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport15.5% 6.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.7% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.8% 5.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15% 1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.4% 3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,248
People employed60,869
Annual payroll$4,197,150,000
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 86.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss80.7 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 wave96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought60.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind54.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide17.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather15.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane14.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning11.8Very 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$53,545$76,872$78,538
Income per person$44,890$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate24.2%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$397,400$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,205$1,431$1,348
Homeownership22.6%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate8.6%5.2%5.2%
Works from home12.8%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US17.9%12.9%13.9%
Median age34.238.838.7
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 US3.8 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 supermarket50% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket91% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket25% 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 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Phoenix Union High School District45.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Wilson Elementary District23% of this ZIP code's land area
Phoenix Elementary District10.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Balsz Elementary District8% of this ZIP code's land area
Roosevelt Elementary District4.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Tempe School District4.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Tempe Union High School District4.2% 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 vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Walkability12.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

85006 Phoenix, AZ2.7 km away
85004 Phoenix, AZ2.9 km away
85001 Phoenix, AZ3.1 km away
85002 Phoenix, AZ3.1 km away
85005 Phoenix, AZ3.1 km away
85010 Phoenix, AZ3.1 km away
85011 Phoenix, AZ3.1 km away
85025 Phoenix, AZ3.1 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 area11.57 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density417 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.4413, -112.0421

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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