ZIP 85602 · Benson
Who lives in ZIP code 85602 (Benson, AZ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Benson, AZ · Cochise County
uszips 2026
People10,019
Median age54.2
Household income$53,008
Home value$202,426
Median rent$786/mo
Poverty12.2%
College degree+26.7%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
- Time zone
- Mountain (no daylight saving)
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,503
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
33.2% are 65 or older; 81.6% are adults.
Household income
20.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,624.
Education (adults 25+)
43.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.4%
- Never married
- 27.3%
- Divorced
- 11.6%
- Widowed
- 9.8%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 30.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.0%
- Rent burden
- 35.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 43.6%
- Unemployment
- 6.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.6%
- Veterans
- 16.5%
- With a disability
- 24.2%
- No health insurance
- 6.6%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.