85739 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 85739, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

85739 is a zip code in Pima County and Pinal County, Arizona, which covers Tucson CCD, Florence CCD, and San Manuel, with a total population of 17,216 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 85739 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 85739.

The estimated population of people living in 85739 is 17,216, with a median age of 65.7.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 85739 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
17,216
 -9.16% -6.81%
2020
18,952
 -1.82% -
2019
19,303
+4.28%
-
2018
18,511
+0.2%
-
2017
18,474
 - -

Population of 85739 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 85739 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
82.6%
85.1%
 -2.94%
Black/African American
0.4%
0.5%
 -20.00%
Native
0.4%
0.4%
 0.00%
Hispanic
14.3%
12.7%
 +12.60%
Asian
0.9%
0.4%
 +125.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.2%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
1.4%
0.5%
 +180.00%
Other
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 85739 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 85739 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 85739 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 85739 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 65.7 -0.9% 65.1 -0.61% 66.1 -0.6%
2020 66.3 +0.76% 65.5 -1.06% 66.5 +1.37%
2019 65.8 -0.15% 66.2 -0.75% 65.6 +0.61%
2018 65.9 +0.46% 66.7 +0.15% 65.2 +0.46%
2017 65.6 - 66.6 - 64.9 -

The median age of the 85739 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 85739 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 9 537 -4.79% 619 -26.3% 497 429
10 to 19 672 -1.34% 514 -18.05% 652 421
20 to 29 366 +116.83% 409 -5.3% 670 374
30 to 39 417 +59.5% 541 4.09% 720 541
40 to 49 702 -63.03% 581 -44.82% 346 332
50 to 59 742 +19.03% 961 +39% 866 1,357
60 to 69 1,893 -23.62% 2,698 -42.78% 1,459 1,688
70+ 3,667 -8.75% 3,155 +11.81% 3,339 3,525

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 85739 zip code is $72,819.00.

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 85739.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $64,306.00
  • 45 to 64
    $68,605.00
  • 65 and over
    $76,434.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 85739 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 85739, 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 85739 is currently $94,956.00.

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.

6.24% of households in 85739 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 85739 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    13.40%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    18.22%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.40%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.50%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    20.58%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    8.66%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.24%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 85739 is $46,505.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 85739 by the total population of 85739.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 85739 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 85739 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
    21.12%
  • Bachelor's degree
    39.23%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.04%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    25.61%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.00%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 85739 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 85739 zip over the age of 16 is 15,584.

Of those people, a total of 33.40% 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 85739 is 30.00%.

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 85739 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 367 37.60% 29.00%
20 to 24 years 262 78.60% 17.20%
25 to 29 years 782 93.40% 23.00%
30 to 34 years 591 83.60% 4.90%
35 to 44 years 978 76.40% 11.60%
45 to 54 years 887 76.20% 12.10%
55 to 59 years 1,706 67.90% 3.30%
60 to 64 years 1,107 38.10% 9.20%
65 to 74 years 4,745 11.20% 0.00%
75 years and over 4,159 2.60% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 85739. 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 14,312 30.30% 10.10%
Black or African American 67 64.20% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 85 30.60% 65.40%
Asian 143 63.60% 30.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 321 71.30% 0.00%
Two or more races 656 73.80% 5.60%
Hispanic or Latino 2,087 64.00% 2.50%
Not Hispanic or Latino 13,094 27.90% 11.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 85739 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 85739 is 4,680, with median earnings of $41,346.00.

Women in 85739 are earning approximately 71.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 4,680 $41,346.00
Male 2,572 $45,568.00
Female 2,108 $32,377.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 85739 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 476 $82,365.00
Business and Financial 153 $67,589.00
Computer and Mathematical 64 $53,333.00
Architecture and Engineering 126 $121,205.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 56 $96,136.00
Community and Social Service 58 $53,846.00
Legal 13 $0.00
Educational and Library 268 $45,185.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 77 $82,019.00
Healthcare Practitioners 316 $78,167.00
Healthcare Support 77 $19,010.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 142 $56,563.00
Law Enforcement 78 $58,095.00
Food Preparation and Serving 327 $14,011.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 204 $15,536.00
Personal Care and Service 58 $32,692.00
Sales 642 $43,518.00
Office and Administrative Support 641 $30,567.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 16 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 349 $38,854.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 194 $45,893.00
Production 78 $49,722.00
Transportation and Material Moving 195 $45,686.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 85739 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 85739.

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 300 $91,458.00 176 $56,429.00
Business and Financial 71 $65,694.00 82 $90,547.00
Computer and Mathematical 46 $105,278.00 18 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 97 $121,228.00 29 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 31 $96,250.00 25 $0.00
Community and Social Service 32 $0.00 26 $0.00
Legal 13 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 71 $53,836.00 197 $24,712.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 26 $0.00 51 $82,212.00
Healthcare Practitioners 40 $83,250.00 276 $77,667.00
Healthcare Support 12 $0.00 65 $19,635.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 113 $58,350.00 29 $0.00
Law Enforcement 72 $57,738.00 6 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 237 $13,790.00 90 $16,667.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 130 $19,706.00 74 $14,438.00
Personal Care and Service 28 $0.00 30 $38,214.00
Sales 235 $75,158.00 407 $31,516.00
Office and Administrative Support 144 $39,333.00 497 $30,266.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 5 $0.00 11 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 349 $38,854.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 194 $45,893.00 0 $0.00
Production 66 $48,056.00 12 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 188 $45,793.00 7 $0.00

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 8,471 households in 85739, with an average household size of 2.03 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 5,918 families living in the 85739 zip code with an average family size of 2.4 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 85739:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,144 247 527 2,553
Average Household Size 2.37 3.29 2.73 1.09
Total Families 5,144 247 527 0
Average Household Size 2.36 3.25 2.36 0

Poverty

Of the 5,918 families living in 85739, 2.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 85739:

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 9,565 housing units in 85739.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 8,471 88.56%
Vacant 1,094 11.44%

7.22% of the total 9,565 housing units in 85739 are rental units. This is approximately 691 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 7,630 are occupied by the owner - or 79.77% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 85739 is $1,266.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 85739 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
    150
  • Less than $500
    66
  • $500 to $999
    185
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    162
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    171
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    15
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    56
  • $3,000 or more
    36

Property Value

The median value of a property in 85739 is $312,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 85739 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    217
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    406
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    460
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    668
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,850
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,793
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,187
  • $1,000,000 or more
    49

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 85739. The chart below shows the number of properties in 85739 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    9
  • 1940 to 1949
    0
  • 1950 to 1959
    3
  • 1960 to 1969
    126
  • 1970 to 1979
    596
  • 1980 to 1989
    970
  • 1990 to 1999
    3,191
  • 2000 to 2009
    3,726
  • 2010 to 2013
    900
  • 2014 or later
    44

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 85739 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    186
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,290
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,522
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,473

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 85739 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 85739 that commute to work in a particular way.

32 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 85739.

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
    109
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    345
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    488
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    285
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    274
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    202
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    572
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    231
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    575
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    336
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    438
  • 90 or more minutes
    92

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 85739 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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