85023 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 85023, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

85023 is a zip code in Maricopa County, Arizona, which covers Phoenix, with a total population of 33,985 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 85023 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 85023.

The estimated population of people living in 85023 is 33,985, with a median age of 36.2.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 85023 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
33,985
 -3.44% +1.11%
2020
35,196
+2.71%
-
2019
34,268
 -0.64% -
2018
34,488
+2.61%
-
2017
33,612
 - -

Population of 85023 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 85023 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
56.1%
63.4%
 -11.51%
Black/African American
6.5%
5.2%
 +25.00%
Native
0.8%
1.4%
 -42.86%
Hispanic
27.7%
22.9%
 +20.96%
Asian
5.1%
4%
 +27.50%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.4%
2.5%
 +36.00%
Other
0.3%
0.4%
 -25.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 85023 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 85023 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 85023 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 85023 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 36.2 +2.84% 34.6 +3.9% 38.1 +1.06%
2020 35.2 0% 33.3 -5.4% 37.7 +6.8%
2019 35.2 +0.86% 35.2 +0.57% 35.3 +1.73%
2018 34.9 -0.85% 35 -0.85% 34.7 -1.42%
2017 35.2 - 35.3 - 35.2 -

The median age of the 85023 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 85023 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,143 +20.75% 2,918 -29.87% 2,587 2,133
10 to 19 1,781 +17.72% 1,739 +16.28% 2,076 2,026
20 to 29 3,021 -14.06% 2,419 -3.22% 2,596 2,279
30 to 39 2,737 0.16% 2,406 +3.4% 2,736 2,462
40 to 49 2,166 -7.82% 2,093 1.62% 1,986 1,984
50 to 59 2,003 +19.46% 1,908 +16.24% 2,331 2,214
60 to 69 1,870 -18.05% 1,849 +6.41% 1,530 1,958
70+ 1,123 +35.6% 1,436 +8.44% 1,529 1,558

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 85023 zip code is $62,185.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 85023.

  • Under 25
    $52,951.00
  • 25 to 44
    $63,512.00
  • 45 to 64
    $71,605.00
  • 65 and over
    $49,815.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 85023 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 85023, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 85023 is currently $85,243.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

7.05% of households in 85023 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 85023 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    14.26%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    26.55%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.16%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.88%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    18.14%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.96%
  • $200,000 or more
    7.05%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 85023 is $34,547.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 85023 by the total population of 85023.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 85023 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 85023 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    16.42%
  • Bachelor's degree
    31.53%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.17%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    34.99%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.89%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 85023 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 85023 zip over the age of 16 is 26,464.

Of those people, a total of 68.60% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 85023 is 65.60%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 85023 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,301 37.00% 14.30%
20 to 24 years 1,898 86.50% 3.20%
25 to 29 years 2,977 90.90% 6.20%
30 to 34 years 2,738 87.30% 3.10%
35 to 44 years 4,728 85.90% 5.40%
45 to 54 years 3,776 77.80% 1.70%
55 to 59 years 2,471 77.50% 3.80%
60 to 64 years 1,757 62.30% 6.00%
65 to 74 years 3,173 24.40% 0.90%
75 years and over 1,645 9.30% 5.20%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 85023. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 19,820 67.60% 4.50%
Black or African American 1,583 78.60% 3.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native 218 85.80% 0.00%
Asian 1,371 62.70% 1.20%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 27 55.60% 0.00%
Other 1,652 71.50% 2.90%
Two or more races 1,793 71.10% 7.80%
Hispanic or Latino 5,954 71.70% 3.40%
Not Hispanic or Latino 16,408 66.50% 4.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 85023 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 85023 is 17,363, with median earnings of $38,943.00.

Women in 85023 are earning approximately 75.20% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 17,363 $38,943.00
Male 9,655 $44,033.00
Female 7,708 $33,130.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 85023 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,025 $62,218.00
Business and Financial 1,040 $62,838.00
Computer and Mathematical 855 $87,107.00
Architecture and Engineering 402 $81,000.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 145 $63,375.00
Community and Social Service 191 $36,776.00
Legal 127 $168,872.00
Educational and Library 772 $31,786.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 318 $48,902.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,067 $48,531.00
Healthcare Support 643 $25,532.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 80 $27,941.00
Law Enforcement 36 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,104 $23,494.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 673 $20,371.00
Personal Care and Service 429 $19,450.00
Sales 1,847 $41,032.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,424 $32,342.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 829 $36,348.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 553 $36,813.00
Production 666 $32,402.00
Transportation and Material Moving 686 $45,556.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 85023 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 85023.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,070 $82,635.00 955 $50,850.00
Business and Financial 551 $75,469.00 489 $50,057.00
Computer and Mathematical 719 $85,885.00 136 $97,500.00
Architecture and Engineering 395 $80,750.00 7 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 78 $78,229.00 67 $45,250.00
Community and Social Service 46 $56,538.00 145 $32,129.00
Legal 45 $0.00 82 $125,000.00
Educational and Library 233 $31,344.00 539 $37,636.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 160 $47,561.00 158 $66,122.00
Healthcare Practitioners 256 $80,192.00 811 $42,371.00
Healthcare Support 58 $37,344.00 585 $25,101.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 48 $31,250.00 32 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 36 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 708 $24,610.00 396 $18,750.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 550 $20,817.00 123 $14,861.00
Personal Care and Service 155 $17,331.00 274 $21,713.00
Sales 1,179 $52,796.00 668 $30,433.00
Office and Administrative Support 816 $32,045.00 1,608 $32,550.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 829 $36,348.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 553 $36,813.00 0 $0.00
Production 461 $42,750.00 205 $14,981.00
Transportation and Material Moving 549 $46,493.00 137 $36,677.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 13,599 households in 85023, with an average household size of 2.49 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 8,279 families living in the 85023 zip code with an average family size of 3.2 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 85023:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,586 980 1,713 5,320
Average Household Size 3.24 3.39 3.46 1.24
Total Families 5,586 980 1,713 0
Average Household Size 3.22 2.99 3.26 0

Poverty

Of the 8,279 families living in 85023, 7.10% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 85023:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 14,395 housing units in 85023.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 13,599 94.47%
Vacant 796 5.53%

38.05% of the total 14,395 housing units in 85023 are rental units. This is approximately 5,478 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 8,001 are occupied by the owner - or 55.58% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 85023 is $1,167.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 85023 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    120
  • Less than $500
    0
  • $500 to $999
    1,593
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    2,637
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    938
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    257
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    34
  • $3,000 or more
    19

Property Value

The median value of a property in 85023 is $267,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 85023 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    550
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    240
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    270
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    978
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    3,012
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,127
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    730
  • $1,000,000 or more
    94

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 85023. The chart below shows the number of properties in 85023 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    34
  • 1940 to 1949
    18
  • 1950 to 1959
    165
  • 1960 to 1969
    834
  • 1970 to 1979
    4,818
  • 1980 to 1989
    3,388
  • 1990 to 1999
    3,418
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,110
  • 2010 to 2013
    603
  • 2014 or later
    7

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 85023 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    898
  • 1 vehicle available
    5,249
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,083
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,369

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 85023 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 85023 that commute to work in a particular way.

26.2 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 85023.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    400
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,197
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,303
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,976
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,385
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,172
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,781
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    534
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    722
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,332
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    373
  • 90 or more minutes
    282

Summary

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