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85301 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85301 covers Glendale, Arizona, with a population of about 66,970 and a median household income of $47,422.

Population
66,9707,192 per square mile
Median age
29.88.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$47,42238% below the Arizona median
Poverty rate
29%16.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$311,503up 13.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,18917% below the Arizona median
Degree or higher
11%24 points below the US average
Homeownership
39.4%25.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
989

Where 85301 is

Glendale, 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

Population66,970
Median age29.8
Family households62.7%
Born outside the US25.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home53.6%
White (non-Hispanic)22.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Hispanic or Latino63.4%
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$47,422
Income per person$19,598
Poverty rate29%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance29.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.2%
$10–15k6.8%
$15–20k5.3%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k6.7%
$30–35k5.2%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k5.2%
$45–50k5.0%
$50–60k11.6%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k13.4%
$100–125k4.6%
$125–150k3.6%
$150–200k2.0%
$200k or more1.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed24,200
Mean adjusted gross income$38,857
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.4%
Returns, under $25k38.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k37.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k3.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$218,100
Median gross rent$1,189
Rent as a share of household income36%
Owner-occupied39.4%
Vacant homes5.8%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house31.1%
Attached house6.8%
2 to 4 units12.1%
5 to 19 units14.5%
20 or more units21.5%
Mobile home13.9%
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$311,503as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 125.9%
Typical asking rent$1,144as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 13.9%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 96.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$346,581$46,309

$70,942 in 2000 to $311,503 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,177$562

$562 in 2015 to $1,144 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher11%
High school diploma or higher71.1%
Works from home6.5%
Drives to work alone68.1%
Takes public transport3.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17%
Health

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

Obesity38.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.2% 4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health31.2% 10.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)27.6% 16.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.1% 3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.7% 6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.3% 7.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening77.6% 8.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.3% 6.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening48.1% 16.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist41.7% 19.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.1% 9.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support31.6% 6.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity36.9% 19.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps30.1% 15.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity25.4% 11.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport18.1% 8.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.5% 7.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15% 6.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41% 4.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost24.7% 11.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10.5% 4.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments989
People employed15,866
Annual payroll$701,066,000
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 66% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 20 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss56.5 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 wave99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought38.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire18.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado15.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather15Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning14.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane12Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide1.2Very 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$47,422$76,872$78,538
Income per person$19,598$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate29%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$218,100$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,189$1,431$1,348
Homeownership39.4%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.5%5.2%5.2%
Works from home6.5%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US25.7%12.9%13.9%
Median age29.838.838.7
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 stationYOUNGTOWN, AZ US13.6 km away
Rain in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January65.4°F / 41.1°F0.98 in rain
February68.9°F / 43.8°F1.25 in rain
March76.5°F / 48.9°F1.03 in rain
April84.1°F / 54.8°F0.29 in rain
May92.9°F / 63.6°F0.11 in rain
June102.2°F / 72.2°F0.03 in rain
July104.9°F / 79.7°F0.84 in rain
August103.6°F / 79.2°F0.97 in rain
September98.4°F / 72.5°F0.74 in rain
October87°F / 59.5°F0.59 in rain
November73.9°F / 47.7°F0.61 in rain
December63.8°F / 40.2°F0.9 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 supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket63% 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.

Glendale Elementary District36.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Glendale Union High School District36.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Alhambra Elementary District13.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Phoenix Union High School District13.4% 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 vulnerability98more vulnerable than 98% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Household characteristics94more vulnerable than 94% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Walkability13.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

85309 Luke Air Force Base, AZ1.2 km away
85311 Glendale, AZ1.2 km away
85312 Glendale, AZ1.2 km away
85318 Glendale, AZ1.2 km away
85303 Glendale, AZ3.6 km away
85019 Phoenix, AZ3.9 km away
85302 Glendale, AZ4 km away
85031 Phoenix, AZ4.2 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 area9.31 sq mi
Population density7,192 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.5311, -112.1767

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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