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85119 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85119 covers Apache Junction, Arizona, with a population of about 25,611 and a median household income of $69,949.

Population
25,611560 per square mile
Median age
49.911.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$69,9499% below the Arizona median
Poverty rate
9.9%2.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$394,110up 15% in five years
Median rent
$1,365about the Arizona median
Degree or higher
22.6%12.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.5%13.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
292

Where 85119 is

Apache Junction, 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

Population25,611
Median age49.9
Family households62.2%
Born outside the US7.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.5%
White (non-Hispanic)73.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino19%
Veterans12.7%
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$69,949
Income per person$40,099
Poverty rate9.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k6.8%
$30–35k5.2%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k8.6%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k16.1%
$100–125k9.0%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k8.5%
$200k or more8.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,340
Mean adjusted gross income$68,736
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4%
Returns, under $25k26.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.4%
Returns, $200k or more4.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$259,100
Median gross rent$1,365
Rent as a share of household income27.3%
Owner-occupied78.5%
Vacant homes19.7%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house48.6%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units4.7%
5 to 19 units3.5%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home39.3%
Boat, RV or van2.7%
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$394,110as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 104.7%
Typical asking rent$1,717as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$416,951$119,639

$140,651 in 2000 to $394,110 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,717$1,585

$1,585 in 2022 to $1,717 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home11.2%
Drives to work alone77.6%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.7%
Health

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

Obesity36.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43% 8.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.3% 2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.2% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.7% 11.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.7% 6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.2% 3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.6% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.5% 10.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.2% 5.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12% 1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments292
People employed3,282
Annual payroll$157,560,000
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 42.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss32.1 out of 100
Community resilience12.9 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.

Wildfire95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave88.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning68Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind38.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought35.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide18.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane14.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather12.7Very 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$69,949$76,872$78,538
Income per person$40,099$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$259,100$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,365$1,431$1,348
Homeownership78.5%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.2%5.2%5.2%
Works from home11.2%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US7.8%12.9%13.9%
Median age49.938.838.7
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 stationAPACHE JUNCTION 5 NE, AZ US7.2 km away
Rain in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January66.7°F / 42.8°F1.54 in rain
February70.1°F / 43.9°F1.65 in rain
March77.1°F / 47.6°F1.33 in rain
April84.7°F / 52.6°F0.52 in rain
May93.4°F / 60.4°F0.26 in rain
June103°F / 69.1°F0.05 in rain
July105.2°F / 77°F1.37 in rain
August103.8°F / 76.4°F1.5 in rain
September99.2°F / 71.2°F1.07 in rain
October88.4°F / 60.1°F0.71 in rain
November75.6°F / 49.8°F1.01 in rain
December65.6°F / 42.2°F1.54 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 supermarket16% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket54% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% 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%.

Apache Junction Unified District100% 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 vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

85178 Apache Junction, AZ4.1 km away
85120 Apache Junction, AZ6.9 km away
85209 Mesa, AZ13 km away
85207 Mesa, AZ13.5 km away
85208 Mesa, AZ13.8 km away
85212 Mesa, AZ13.9 km away
85118 Gold Canyon, AZ16.3 km away
85190 Tortilla Flat, AZ17.6 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.

Pinal 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 area45.76 sq mi
Population density560 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.4001, -111.5028

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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