ZIP 85042 · Phoenix
Who lives in ZIP code 85042 (Phoenix, AZ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Phoenix, AZ · Maricopa County
uszips 2026
People45,903
Median age34.5
Household income$88,717
Home value$396,936
Median rent$1,668/mo
Poverty15.9%
College degree+34.8%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Wider region
- Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
- Time zone
- Mountain (no daylight saving)
- Density
- 912 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,940
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.6% are 65 or older; 77.4% are adults.
Household income
45.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,804.
Education (adults 25+)
45.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
50.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.9%
- Never married
- 43.6%
- Divorced
- 11.4%
- Widowed
- 4.1%
- Family size
- 3.37
- Dual-income families
- 60.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.6%
- Rent burden
- 35.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.1%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 10.5%
- No health insurance
- 15.0%
- Limited English
- 4.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.