ZIP 85553 · Tonto Basin
Who lives in ZIP code 85553 (Tonto Basin, AZ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Tonto Basin, AZ · Gila County
uszips 2026
People1,755
Median age61.8
Household income$50,762
Home value$295,047
Median rent—
Poverty19.4%
College degree+21.7%
Commute54 min
Place
- Metro area
- Payson, AZ (micro)
- Wider region
- Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
- Time zone
- Mountain (no daylight saving)
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 851
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
49.7% are 65 or older; 87.9% are adults.
Household income
10.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,147.
Education (adults 25+)
31.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.2%
- Never married
- 13.8%
- Divorced
- 11.3%
- Widowed
- 15.7%
- Family size
- 2.55
- Dual-income families
- 25.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 90.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 28.5%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 8.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.8%
- Veterans
- 12.8%
- With a disability
- 31.2%
- No health insurance
- 4.8%
- Limited English
- 2.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.