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85040

Phoenix, AZ · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
34,117
Median household income
$60,727
People below poverty
23.2%
Median home value
$329,800

Income

The median income of households in 85040 was $60,727. An estimated 8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 85040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8
$10,000 to $14,999 10
$15,000 to $24,999 6.3
$25,000 to $34,999 4.1
$35,000 to $49,999 14.3
$50,000 to $74,999 20.1
$75,000 to $99,999 10.6
$100,000 to $149,999 16.8
$150,000 to $199,999 5
$200,000 or more 4.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 85040 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46186
Female 43540

An estimated 78.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,442. 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 85040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.1
Social Security 22.7
Retirement income 9.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.3
Cash public assistance income 3.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 23.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 27.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 39.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 19.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 85040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 23.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 27.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 39.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 19.2

In 2020-2024, 21.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 53.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 29% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 39.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 85040 in 2020-2024, 76.6% had health insurance coverage and 23.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 37.6% and public coverage was 44.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12.1%.


In 2020-2024, 85040 had a total population of 34,117 - 17,146 (50.3%) females and 16,971 (49.7%) males. The median age was 31 years. An estimated 27.7% of the population was under 18 years, 40.5% was 19 to 44 years, 19.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 85040 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1238 1400
5 to 9 1004 1224
10 to 14 1300 1527
15 to 19 1564 1315
20 to 24 1436 1295
25 to 29 1693 1412
30 to 34 1437 1213
35 to 39 1230 1165
40 to 44 1617 1315
45 to 49 701 958
50 to 54 869 624
55 to 59 810 993
60 to 64 774 839
65 to 69 443 727
70 to 74 479 519
75 to 79 235 228
80 to 84 77 218
85 and over 64 174

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 19.7% were White; 16.8% were Black or African American; 2.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.5% were Asian; 5.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 40.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 63% of the people in 85040 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 12.4% of the people in 85040 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,531 households in 85040. The average household size was 2.95 people.

Married-couple households made up 30.3% of the households in 85040 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 36.3% of all households, while 23% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.4% of all households.

In 85040, 39.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 22.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 85040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 30.3
Cohabiting Couples 10.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
36.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 32.2% of males and 32% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 56 45.9
Now married, except separated 32.2 32
Separated 2.6 3.2
Widowed 1.4 6
Divorced 7.9 12.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 85040, 1,019 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 21.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 76.7% of the people living in 85040 were U.S. natives. 52.3% of the 85040 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 23.3% of 85040 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 28.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 74.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 85040 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 85040.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 85040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 85.2
Asia 10
Europe 0.4
Africa 2.4
Northern America 0.1
Oceania 1.9

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 85040 in 2020-2024, 47.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 43.6% of people at least five years old; 17.8% 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 85040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 43.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.8
Other languages 1.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89 % of the people at least one year old living in 85040 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 85040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89
Different house, same county 7.2
Different county, same state 0.2
Different state 2.6
Abroad 1.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 68.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 31.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 85040 was 8,327 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 291 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,865. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,171.

Educational Attainment of People in 85040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 31.8
High school diploma or equivalency 28.7
Some college, no degree 17.8
Associate's degree 6.2
Bachelor's degree 10.2
Graduate or professional degree 5.2

Disability

In 85040, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.9% of people under 18 years old, to 10.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 85040, 61.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,932 81.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,837 11.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,018 6.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 85040 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 85040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 10.4
Manufacturing 8.5
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 10
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.9
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.9
Other Services, except public administration 4.3
Public administration 2.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 85040 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,300 27.2
Service occupations 3,613 22.9
Sales and office occupations 3,255 20.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,791 11.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,828 17.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.6% of 85040 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 85040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.8
Walked 1
Other means 2.3
Worked from home 13.5

In 2020-2024, 85040 had a total of 12,193 housing units. Of these housing units, 66.4% 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"). 29.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 85040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 66.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 29.9
Mobile homes 3.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.4

17.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 85040 was 4.7 rooms, and of these housing units 53.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 85040 had 11,531 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 662 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 47.9% while renters occupied 52.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.99 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.92.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.5% and another 21.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 85040:

House Heating Fuel Used in 85040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 11.7
Electricity 87.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 85040 was $329,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.6 % had a mortgage. 33.4% 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 $1,471 and for owners without a mortgage it was $435.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 85040 was $1,259. 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.