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85041 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85041 covers Phoenix, Arizona, with a population of about 63,881 and a median household income of $70,555.

Population
63,8813,995 per square mile
Median age
33.15.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$70,5558% below the Arizona median
Poverty rate
16.8%4.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$367,890up 11.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,6121.1× the Arizona median
Degree or higher
18.5%16.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.4%8.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
505

Where 85041 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

Population63,881
Median age33.1
Family households78.6%
Born outside the US24.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home50.5%
White (non-Hispanic)13%
Black (non-Hispanic)15.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino65.6%
Veterans3.7%
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$70,555
Income per person$26,644
Poverty rate16.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.8%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k5.1%
$50–60k9.4%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k14.3%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k8.3%
$150–200k10.2%
$200k or more5.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed28,320
Mean adjusted gross income$52,138
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.6%
Returns, under $25k29.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k34.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.6%
Returns, $200k or more1.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$310,100
Median gross rent$1,612
Rent as a share of household income30.4%
Owner-occupied73.4%
Vacant homes5%
Median year built2000

What the homes are

Detached house85.7%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units2%
20 or more units2.9%
Mobile home6.1%
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$367,890as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 116.9%
Typical asking rent$2,190as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 17%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 90.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$421,981$70,929

$101,432 in 2000 to $367,890 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,199$1,064

$1,064 in 2015 to $2,190 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%
High school diploma or higher76.2%
Works from home13.2%
Drives to work alone70.2%
Takes public transport1.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.9%
Health

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

Obesity36.4% 3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.5% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.5% 6.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)24.5% 13.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.9% 4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.1% 6.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening80.7% 5.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening50.9% 13.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.1% 14.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity30.5% 13.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps22.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.2% 2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity22.3% 8.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.9% 5.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.2% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.4% 4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.6% 5.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.6% 3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments505
People employed6,289
Annual payroll$287,577,000
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 69.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 20 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.5 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 wave98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought78Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake38.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind33.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado14.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning14.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane12Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide7.2Very 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$70,555$76,872$78,538
Income per person$26,644$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate16.8%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$310,100$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,612$1,431$1,348
Homeownership73.4%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.1%5.2%5.2%
Works from home13.2%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US24.2%12.9%13.9%
Median age33.138.838.7
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 stationSOUTH PHOENIX, AZ US2.5 km away
Rain in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January66.9°F / 41.7°F0.87 in rain
February71.1°F / 44°F0.99 in rain
March77.6°F / 48.4°F0.95 in rain
April85°F / 53.8°F0.26 in rain
May92.5°F / 61.5°F0.11 in rain
June100.9°F / 69.3°F0.05 in rain
July102.5°F / 77.2°F0.76 in rain
August101.1°F / 77.5°F0.75 in rain
September97°F / 71.3°F0.59 in rain
October86.9°F / 59°F0.66 in rain
November74.3°F / 47.6°F0.69 in rain
December65.2°F / 40.5°F0.78 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 supermarket26% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket73% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Phoenix Union High School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Roosevelt Elementary District38.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Laveen Elementary District10.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Murphy Elementary District1.1% 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 vulnerability73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Household characteristics76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability12 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

85042 Phoenix, AZ6.3 km away
85040 Phoenix, AZ6.7 km away
85001 Phoenix, AZ6.9 km away
85002 Phoenix, AZ6.9 km away
85005 Phoenix, AZ6.9 km away
85010 Phoenix, AZ6.9 km away
85011 Phoenix, AZ6.9 km away
85025 Phoenix, AZ6.9 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 area15.99 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density3,995 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.3889, -112.0954

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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