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85303 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85303 covers Glendale, Arizona, with a population of about 34,769 and a median household income of $75,077.

Population
34,7695,146 per square mile
Median age
30.18.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$75,077about the Arizona median
Poverty rate
14.1%1.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$377,178up 15.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,476about the Arizona median
Degree or higher
13.6%21.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.2%2.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
271

Where 85303 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

Population34,769
Median age30.1
Family households80.2%
Born outside the US19.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home45.4%
White (non-Hispanic)22.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5%
Hispanic or Latino58.9%
Veterans5.5%
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$75,077
Income per person$26,269
Poverty rate14.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k9.3%
$60–75k13.1%
$75–100k16.7%
$100–125k11.2%
$125–150k10.3%
$150–200k6.1%
$200k or more5.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,820
Mean adjusted gross income$51,205
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.3%
Returns, under $25k31.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.6%
Returns, $200k or more1.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$286,800
Median gross rent$1,476
Rent as a share of household income29.3%
Owner-occupied62.2%
Vacant homes3.7%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house79.7%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units4.9%
5 to 19 units5.6%
20 or more units5.2%
Mobile home3%
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$377,178as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 114.1%
Typical asking rent$1,692as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 24.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$416,528$78,307

$115,773 in 2000 to $377,178 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,705$1,361

$1,361 in 2021 to $1,692 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%
High school diploma or higher82.3%
Works from home13.2%
Drives to work alone66.5%
Takes public transport2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23%
Health

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

Obesity34.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.5% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)22.5% 11.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.1% 6.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.7% 7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening80.6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening50.4% 13.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist48.6% 12.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.7% 3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity27.6% 10.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity20.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.2% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.6% 2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments271
People employed4,539
Annual payroll$189,500,000
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 64.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss56.9 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 wave99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding50.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire37.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind33.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado13.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning13.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane11.8Very 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$75,077$76,872$78,538
Income per person$26,269$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate14.1%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$286,800$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,476$1,431$1,348
Homeownership62.2%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.6%5.2%5.2%
Works from home13.2%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US19.7%12.9%13.9%
Median age30.138.838.7
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 stationYOUNGTOWN, AZ US11.1 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 supermarket42% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket13% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Glendale Elementary District47.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Glendale Union High School District47.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Peoria Unified School District5.9% 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 vulnerability84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Household characteristics79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability11.5 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, AZ3 km away
85311 Glendale, AZ3 km away
85312 Glendale, AZ3 km away
85318 Glendale, AZ3 km away
85305 Glendale, AZ3.1 km away
85033 Phoenix, AZ3.5 km away
85301 Glendale, AZ3.6 km away
85037 Phoenix, AZ4.9 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 area6.76 sq mi
Population density5,146 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.5262, -112.2149

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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