ZIP Code Tabulation Area

85937

Snowflake, AZ · ACS 2020–2024

Download data

Latest estimates

At a glance

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

Total population
9,760
Median household income
$69,702
People below poverty
19.1%
Median home value
$269,900

Income

The median income of households in 85937 was $69,702. An estimated 5.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 85937 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than $10,000 5.9
$10,000 to $14,999 3.4
$15,000 to $24,999 5.1
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 12
$50,000 to $74,999 20
$75,000 to $99,999 17.3
$100,000 to $149,999 19.7
$150,000 to $199,999 7.8
$200,000 or more 3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 85937 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Dollars
Male 58447
Female 38966

An estimated 69.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 48.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,330. 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 85937 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Earnings 69.3
Social Security 48.4
Retirement income 31.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.2
Cash public assistance income 5.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 23% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 85937 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
People in poverty 19.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 23

In 2020-2024, 11.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 58.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 10.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 85937 in 2020-2024, 87.1% had health insurance coverage and 12.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.9% and public coverage was 38.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.2%.


In 2020-2024, 85937 had a total population of 9,760 - 4,988 (51.1%) females and 4,772 (48.9%) males. The median age was 34.2 years. An estimated 35% of the population was under 18 years, 26.2% was 19 to 44 years, 19.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 85937 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 467 509
5 to 9 514 467
10 to 14 489 401
15 to 19 263 451
20 to 24 40 213
25 to 29 355 367
30 to 34 208 229
35 to 39 329 319
40 to 44 278 212
45 to 49 139 265
50 to 54 314 255
55 to 59 188 125
60 to 64 274 376
65 to 69 335 274
70 to 74 198 205
75 to 79 231 95
80 to 84 82 85
85 and over 68 140

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 83.6% were White; 3.2% were Black or African American; 24% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 2.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.1% of the people in 85937 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 82.5% of the people in 85937 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,837 households in 85937. The average household size was 3.43 people.

Married-couple households made up 69.2% of the households in 85937 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 13% of all households, while 9.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 8.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 14.7% of all households.

In 85937, 45.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 42.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 85937 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Married-couple households 69.2
Cohabiting Couples 8.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
9.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
13

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 64.3% of males and 63.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 21.8 24.2
Now married, except separated 64.3 63.9
Separated 0.3 1.4
Widowed 3.2 6.1
Divorced 10.4 4.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 85937, 407 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.8% of the people living in 85937 were U.S. natives. 57.5% of the 85937 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.2% of 85937 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 31.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 85937 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 85937.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 85937 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Latin America 53.3
Asia 6.9
Europe 29.7
Africa 0
Northern America 10.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 85937 in 2020-2024, 9.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.9% of people at least five years old; 3.1% 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 85937 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Spanish 6.9
Other Indo-European languages 2.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 85937 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 85937 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Same house 86.8
Different house, same county 6.5
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 4.9
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 85937 was 2,553 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 136 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,220. College or graduate school enrollment was 197.

Educational Attainment of People in 85937 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.1
High school diploma or equivalency 23.4
Some college, no degree 23.8
Associate's degree 15.5
Bachelor's degree 13.5
Graduate or professional degree 13.7

Disability

In 85937, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.8% of people under 18 years old, to 10.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 85937, 46.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 52.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 70.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,133 70.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 623 20.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 257 8.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 85937 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 85937 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 6.9
Construction 10.6
Manufacturing 4.2
Wholesale trade 0.4
Retail trade 11.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.6
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 7.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 85937 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,359 44.7
Service occupations 462 15.2
Sales and office occupations 581 19.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 337 11.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 298 9.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 85.1% of 85937 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 85937 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 85.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.8
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 6.9

In 2020-2024, 85937 had a total of 3,127 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.8% 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"). 1.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 19.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 85937 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Single-family houses 78.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 1.2
Mobile homes 19.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.4

6.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 85937 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 72.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 85937 had 2,837 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 290 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.6% while renters occupied 16.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.39 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.62.

1.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.5% and another 46.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 85937:

House Heating Fuel Used in 85937 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Gas 60.1
Electricity 23.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 16.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 85937 was $269,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 54.7 % had a mortgage. 45.3% 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 $1,396 and for owners without a mortgage it was $528.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 85937 was $1,176. 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.