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85015

Phoenix, AZ · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
41,490
Median household income
$54,874
People below poverty
20.2%
Median home value
$345,000

Income

The median income of households in 85015 was $54,874. An estimated 7.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 85015 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.1
$10,000 to $14,999 3.1
$15,000 to $24,999 11.2
$25,000 to $34,999 8.3
$35,000 to $49,999 15.9
$50,000 to $74,999 17.4
$75,000 to $99,999 13.8
$100,000 to $149,999 12.6
$150,000 to $199,999 6
$200,000 or more 4.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 85015 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 48466
Female 45646

An estimated 84.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 21.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,015. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 85015 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.1
Social Security 21.7
Retirement income 14.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.4
Cash public assistance income 4.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 30.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 85015 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 30.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.8

In 2020-2024, 26.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 85015 in 2020-2024, 84.6% had health insurance coverage and 15.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 45.7% and public coverage was 46%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.9%.


In 2020-2024, 85015 had a total population of 41,490 - 19,925 (48%) females and 21,565 (52%) males. The median age was 32.2 years. An estimated 25.9% of the population was under 18 years, 41.1% was 19 to 44 years, 21.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 85015 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1796 1450
5 to 9 1729 1038
10 to 14 1365 1361
15 to 19 1441 1479
20 to 24 1973 1452
25 to 29 1876 2081
30 to 34 1717 2025
35 to 39 1547 1395
40 to 44 1285 1653
45 to 49 1289 1086
50 to 54 1455 901
55 to 59 1184 1054
60 to 64 988 849
65 to 69 560 705
70 to 74 709 622
75 to 79 379 285
80 to 84 140 188
85 and over 132 301

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 32.8% were White; 13.9% were Black or African American; 3.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.4% were Asian; 9.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 32.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 52.6% of the people in 85015 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 23.6% of the people in 85015 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 16,237 households in 85015. The average household size was 2.54 people.

Married-couple households made up 26.1% of the households in 85015 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.5% of all households, while 28.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.8% of all households.

In 85015, 32.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 20.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 85015 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 26.1
Cohabiting Couples 13.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 31.3% of males and 31.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 51.9 45.6
Now married, except separated 31.3 31.1
Separated 1.3 6.8
Widowed 3.5 5
Divorced 11.9 11.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 85015, 845 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 22.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 73.6% of the people living in 85015 were U.S. natives. 41% of the 85015 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 26.4% of 85015 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 31.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 62.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 85015 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 85015.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 85015 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 71.5
Asia 12.8
Europe 4.3
Africa 10.9
Northern America 0.5
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 85015 in 2020-2024, 47.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 37.7% of people at least five years old; 19.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 85015 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 37.7
Other Indo-European languages 3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.6
Other languages 4.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 76.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 85015 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 85015 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 76.5
Different house, same county 17
Different county, same state 1.3
Different state 4.2
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 79.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 20.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 85015 was 9,804 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 380 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,242. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,182.

Educational Attainment of People in 85015 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 20.5
High school diploma or equivalency 26.1
Some college, no degree 18.8
Associate's degree 8.1
Bachelor's degree 17.5
Graduate or professional degree 8.9

Disability

In 85015, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.8% of people under 18 years old, to 14.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 85015, 66.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,065 84.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,220 10.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,042 4.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 85015 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 85015 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.4
Construction 10.9
Manufacturing 5.7
Wholesale trade 2.6
Retail trade 9.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.4
Information 2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.5
Other Services, except public administration 6.1
Public administration 3.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 85015 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,807 31.9
Service occupations 4,060 19
Sales and office occupations 4,065 19
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,843 13.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,572 16.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 60% of 85015 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 85015 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 60
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.3
Walked 2.5
Other means 5.1
Worked from home 15.3

In 2020-2024, 85015 had a total of 18,059 housing units. Of these housing units, 43.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 52.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 85015 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 43.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 52.8
Mobile homes 3.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

4.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 85015 was 4.3 rooms, and of these housing units 36.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 85015 had 16,237 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,822 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 34.6% while renters occupied 65.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.47 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.57.

9.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 15.6% and another 9.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 85015:

House Heating Fuel Used in 85015 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 23
Electricity 74.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1
No fuel used 1.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 85015 was $345,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 61.3 % had a mortgage. 38.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,575 and for owners without a mortgage it was $518.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 85015 was $1,287. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.