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85387

Surprise, AZ · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
22,442
Median household income
$98,757
People below poverty
6.3%
Median home value
$481,000

Income

The median income of households in 85387 was $98,757. An estimated 2.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 85387 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.6
$10,000 to $14,999 0.4
$15,000 to $24,999 5.1
$25,000 to $34,999 4.9
$35,000 to $49,999 4.2
$50,000 to $74,999 14.9
$75,000 to $99,999 18.9
$100,000 to $149,999 27.5
$150,000 to $199,999 10.7
$200,000 or more 10.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 85387 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 70188
Female 56610

An estimated 63% of households received earnings. An estimated 46.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 41.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $31,162. 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 85387 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 63
Social Security 46.5
Retirement income 41.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.5
Cash public assistance income 1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 85387 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.9

In 2020-2024, 2.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 20.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 85387 in 2020-2024, 96.6% had health insurance coverage and 3.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 76.2% and public coverage was 41.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.6%.


In 2020-2024, 85387 had a total population of 22,442 - 11,550 (51.5%) females and 10,892 (48.5%) males. The median age was 50.2 years. An estimated 17.3% of the population was under 18 years, 24.7% was 19 to 44 years, 25.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 31.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 85387 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 502 520
5 to 9 622 671
10 to 14 305 667
15 to 19 398 458
20 to 24 440 425
25 to 29 731 645
30 to 34 734 591
35 to 39 574 335
40 to 44 570 502
45 to 49 578 862
50 to 54 701 780
55 to 59 547 755
60 to 64 850 623
65 to 69 810 1199
70 to 74 1066 1031
75 to 79 791 769
80 to 84 539 404
85 and over 134 313

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 79.9% were White; 2% were Black or African American; 12.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.2% were Asian; 0.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 15.8% of the people in 85387 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 75.2% of the people in 85387 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,120 households in 85387. The average household size was 2.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 65.8% of the households in 85387 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 13.3% of all households, while 12.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 8.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 18.2% of all households.

In 85387, 22.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 49.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 85387 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 65.8
Cohabiting Couples 8.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 65% of males and 65% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 21 15.3
Now married, except separated 65 65
Separated 1.8 0.6
Widowed 4.9 8
Divorced 7.3 11.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 85387, 503 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.3% of the people living in 85387 were U.S. natives. 25.5% of the 85387 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.7% of 85387 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 72.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 73.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 85387 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 85387.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 85387 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 35.6
Asia 37.4
Europe 14.4
Africa 0
Northern America 12.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 85387 in 2020-2024, 9.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6% of people at least five years old; 2% 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 85387 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6
Other Indo-European languages 1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.5
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83 % of the people at least one year old living in 85387 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 85387 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83
Different house, same county 10.4
Different county, same state 1
Different state 5.1
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 34.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 85387 was 3,721 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 324 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,581. College or graduate school enrollment was 816.

Educational Attainment of People in 85387 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.2
High school diploma or equivalency 23.1
Some college, no degree 25.7
Associate's degree 11.5
Bachelor's degree 23.1
Graduate or professional degree 11.3

Disability

In 85387, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.6% of people under 18 years old, to 7.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 85387, 50.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,697 80.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,340 14
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 525 5.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 85387 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 85387 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.8
Construction 7.2
Manufacturing 6.5
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 12.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.5
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 12.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 7.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 85387 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,141 43.2
Service occupations 1,211 12.6
Sales and office occupations 2,456 25.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 722 7.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,045 10.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.1% of 85387 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 35.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 85387 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 0.4
Other means 0.9
Worked from home 23

In 2020-2024, 85387 had a total of 9,825 housing units. Of these housing units, 94.2% 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"). 0.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 85387 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 94.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.3
Mobile homes 5.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

47.4% 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 85387 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 75.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 85387 had 9,120 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 705 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 95% while renters occupied 5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.42 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.17.

8.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 0.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.4% and another 21.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 85387:

House Heating Fuel Used in 85387 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 54.2
Electricity 44.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 1.5
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 85387 was $481,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 71.7 % had a mortgage. 28.3% 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 $2,046 and for owners without a mortgage it was $578.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 85387 was $2,579. 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.