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85284 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85284 covers Tempe, Arizona, with a population of about 19,696 and a median household income of $154,663.

Population
19,6962,518 per square mile
Median age
44.76 points above the US average
Median household income
$154,6632.0× the Arizona median
Poverty rate
4.2%8.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$716,405up 16.7% in five years
Median rent
$2,1621.5× the Arizona median
Degree or higher
68.7%33.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
81.6%16.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
1,228

Where 85284 is

Tempe, 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

Population19,696
Median age44.7
Family households75.3%
Born outside the US12.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.9%
White (non-Hispanic)70%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.8%
Hispanic or Latino11.2%
Veterans4.1%
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$154,663
Income per person$71,658
Poverty rate4.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.5%
$10–15k0.2%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k0.1%
$35–40k1.0%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k2.5%
$60–75k4.3%
$75–100k8.6%
$100–125k12.7%
$125–150k12.0%
$150–200k19.5%
$200k or more32.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,820
Mean adjusted gross income$184,403
Returns declaring $200,000 or more23.4%
Returns, under $25k17.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.9%
Returns, $200k or more23.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$646,300
Median gross rent$2,162
Rent as a share of household income25.5%
Owner-occupied81.6%
Vacant homes3%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house85.9%
Attached house3%
2 to 4 units1.2%
5 to 19 units4.6%
20 or more units5%
Mobile home0.3%
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$716,405as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.7%
Typical asking rent$2,826as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$738,332$240,382

$240,382 in 2000 to $716,405 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.7%
High school diploma or higher97.8%
Works from home24.5%
Drives to work alone64%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.5%
Health

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

Obesity25.5% 7.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.5% 8.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17% 4.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.5% 11.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.8% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.1% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.6% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.9% 11.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.4% 9.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7% 10.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.8% 8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28% 6.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.9% 3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.1% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.5% 7.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,228
People employed42,277
Annual payroll$3,431,237,000
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 61.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss73.6 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 wave97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake47.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire33.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought26.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado13.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane12.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning10.3Very 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$154,663$76,872$78,538
Income per person$71,658$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate4.2%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$646,300$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$2,162$1,431$1,348
Homeownership81.6%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.7%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.2%5.2%
Works from home24.5%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US12.5%12.9%13.9%
Median age44.738.838.7
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 US10 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 supermarket32% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket2% 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.

Kyrene Elementary District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Tempe Union High School District50% 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 vulnerability8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Walkability14.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

85226 Chandler, AZ3 km away
85244 Chandler, AZ3.3 km away
85283 Tempe, AZ3.5 km away
85224 Chandler, AZ5.3 km away
85282 Tempe, AZ6.2 km away
85044 Phoenix, AZ7 km away
85202 Mesa, AZ7 km away
85280 Tempe, AZ7.3 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 area7.82 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density2,518 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.3363, -111.9197

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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