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85611 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 85611 covers Elgin, Arizona, with a population of about 1,413 and a median household income of $64,545.

Population
1,4134 per square mile
Median age
53.414.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,54516% below the Arizona median
Poverty rate
4.2%8.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$516,945up 23.1% in five years
Degree or higher
37.8%2.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
95.2%30.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00most of the state does not observe DST
Businesses
20

Where 85611 is

Elgin, 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

Population1,413
Median age53.4
Family households65.5%
Born outside the US4.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.9%
White (non-Hispanic)83.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino12%
Veterans14.9%
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$64,545
Income per person$36,291
Poverty rate4.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k9.4%
$30–35k0.4%
$35–40k7.1%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k11.0%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k13.8%
$75–100k10.2%
$100–125k15.2%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k6.7%
$200k or more7.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed340
Mean adjusted gross income$96,997
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.8%
Returns, under $25k23.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.5%
Returns, $200k or more8.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$327,300
Owner-occupied95.2%
Vacant homes14.6%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house85.4%
Attached house5.9%
2 to 4 units1.1%
Mobile home6.6%
Boat, RV or van1.1%
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$516,945as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$516,945$142,990

$142,990 in 2000 to $516,945 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home14.7%
Drives to work alone75.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more46.6%
Health

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

Obesity29.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.3% 8.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.9% 3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.5% 9.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91% 5.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.8% 3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.7% 7.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.7% 4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.2% 9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.2% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness25.4% 9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.6% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments20
People employed39
Annual payroll$1,344,000
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 92.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss90.8 out of 100
Community resilience7.7 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.

Wildfire99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning80.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind48.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail39.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought37.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake33.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather31.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche24.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane23.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado8Very 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$64,545$76,872$78,538
Income per person$36,291$40,736$43,289
Poverty rate4.2%12.8%12.4%
Median home value$327,300$358,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,431$1,348
Homeownership95.2%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%32.6%35%
Unemployment rate0.6%5.2%5.2%
Works from home14.7%16.5%13.5%
Born outside the US4.3%12.9%13.9%
Median age53.438.838.7
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 stationELGIN 5 S, AZ US7.8 km away
Rain in a year15 in

Average high and low by month

January60.1°F / 28.7°F1.19 in rain
February62.4°F / 30.9°F1.03 in rain
March68.2°F / 35°F0.66 in rain
April74.6°F / 39.9°F0.19 in rain
May82.7°F / 48°F0.24 in rain
June91.6°F / 57.4°F0.61 in rain
July89.1°F / 63.3°F3.88 in rain
August86.7°F / 61.3°F3.41 in rain
September84.7°F / 55.3°F1.73 in rain
October78.4°F / 44.7°F0.77 in rain
November67.5°F / 35°F0.61 in rain
December59.4°F / 29.3°F1.05 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Patagonia Union High School District36.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Sonoita Elementary District31.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Empire Elementary District26.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Patagonia Elementary District5.5% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

85637 Sonoita, AZ9 km away
85616 Huachuca City, AZ18.2 km away
85613 Fort Huachuca, AZ20.5 km away
85624 Patagonia, AZ21.3 km away
85636 Sierra Vista, AZ23.2 km away
85671 Sierra Vista, AZ24 km away
85635 Sierra Vista, AZ28.1 km away
85650 Sierra Vista, AZ35 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.

Santa Cruz County49.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Pima County36% of this ZIP code's land area
Cochise County14.3% 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 area382.42 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq mi
Population density4 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.6598, -110.5254

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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