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85233 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85233 covers Gilbert, Arizona, with a population of about 37,841 and a median household income of $105,154.

Population
37,8413,922 per square mile
Median age
39.20.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$105,1541.4× the Arizona median
Poverty rate
7.3%5.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$523,969up 13.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,8951.3× the Arizona median
Degree or higher
42.9%7.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
71.5%6.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
1,350

Where 85233 is

Gilbert, 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

Population37,841
Median age39.2
Family households70.7%
Born outside the US13.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.3%
White (non-Hispanic)61.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10.2%
Hispanic or Latino18.2%
Veterans6.2%
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$105,154
Income per person$49,664
Poverty rate7.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k8.8%
$75–100k12.0%
$100–125k11.5%
$125–150k13.1%
$150–200k12.8%
$200k or more17.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed18,510
Mean adjusted gross income$116,755
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.8%
Returns, under $25k20.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.9%
Returns, $200k or more8.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$468,600
Median gross rent$1,895
Rent as a share of household income28.8%
Owner-occupied71.5%
Vacant homes2.4%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house80.1%
Attached house3.6%
2 to 4 units1.7%
5 to 19 units9%
20 or more units5.6%
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$523,969as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 92.3%
Typical asking rent$2,186as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 13.6%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 81%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$573,480$160,241

$165,030 in 2000 to $523,969 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,186$1,171

$1,171 in 2015 to $2,186 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home21.2%
Drives to work alone70.2%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.1%
Health

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

Obesity28.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.2% 6.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.4% 9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.1% 4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.6% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.8% 3.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.1% 6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.3% 7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.1% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,350
People employed23,795
Annual payroll$1,566,455,000
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 74.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81.7 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 wave98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake49.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire42.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado14.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane12.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning12.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought7.1Very 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$105,154$76,872$78,538
Income per person$49,664$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate7.3%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$468,600$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,895$1,431$1,348
Homeownership71.5%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%5.2%5.2%
Works from home21.2%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US13.9%12.9%13.9%
Median age39.238.838.7
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 stationTEMPE ASU, AZ US14.1 km away
Rain in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January70.6°F / 38.5°F1.04 in rain
February73.7°F / 40.9°F1.12 in rain
March80.4°F / 45.9°F0.96 in rain
April86.9°F / 50.9°F0.23 in rain
May95°F / 59.1°F0.18 in rain
June103.7°F / 67°F0.06 in rain
July105.9°F / 75.8°F0.99 in rain
August104.8°F / 75.1°F1.3 in rain
September100.8°F / 68.9°F0.71 in rain
October91°F / 56.3°F0.61 in rain
November79°F / 45.1°F0.65 in rain
December69.3°F / 37.7°F0.95 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 supermarket80% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Gilbert Unified District90.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Chandler Unified District9.6% 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability11 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

85225 Chandler, AZ2.9 km away
85299 Gilbert, AZ3.1 km away
85234 Gilbert, AZ3.7 km away
85246 Chandler, AZ4 km away
85224 Chandler, AZ4.5 km away
85210 Mesa, AZ6.5 km away
85296 Gilbert, AZ6.9 km away
85244 Chandler, AZ7 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 area9.65 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density3,922 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.3354, -111.8153

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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