ZIP 85281 · Tempe
Who lives in ZIP code 85281 (Tempe, AZ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Tempe, AZ · Maricopa County
uszips 2026
People72,762
Median age25.4
Household income$64,538
Home value$378,107
Median rent$1,677/mo
Poverty24.6%
College degree+50.0%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Wider region
- Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
- Time zone
- Mountain (no daylight saving)
- Density
- 2,115 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 29,307
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
6.4% are 65 or older; 90.6% are adults.
Household income
29.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,407.
Education (adults 25+)
56.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
24.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 18.3%
- Never married
- 72.6%
- Divorced
- 7.6%
- Widowed
- 1.5%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 59.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 23.7%
- Rent burden
- 33.2%
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.5%
- Unemployment
- 6.8%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.2%
- Veterans
- 2.1%
- With a disability
- 9.8%
- No health insurance
- 11.8%
- Limited English
- 5.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.