ZIP 85253 · Paradise Valley
Who lives in ZIP code 85253 (Paradise Valley, AZ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Paradise Valley, AZ · Maricopa County
uszips 2026
People17,904
Median age51.9
Household income$184,979
Home value$2,000,001
Median rent$2,018/mo
Poverty5.2%
College degree+71.8%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Wider region
- Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
- Time zone
- Mountain (no daylight saving)
- Density
- 382 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,654
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.3% are 65 or older; 82.1% are adults.
Household income
70.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $81,799.
Education (adults 25+)
41.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.5%
- Never married
- 26.5%
- Divorced
- 8.8%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 2.75
- Dual-income families
- 42.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.4%
- Rent burden
- 24.7%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.2%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 24.9%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 59.4%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 8.5%
- No health insurance
- 3.9%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.