Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,227
| This zip code: | $41,227 | | Arizona: | $49,889 |
Nearest zip codes: 85531, 85546, 85543, 85535, 85536, 85643.
Housing units in zip code 85552 with a mortgage: 619 (57 second mortgage, 54 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 307
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,120
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $292
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 19.3% | | Whole state: | 14.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.2% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 5.7 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 3.7 |
|
Click to draw/clear zip code borders
|
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 85552: Heliograph Ranger Lookout (A), Wet Canyon Campground (B), Noon Creek Campground (C), Columbine Ranger Station (D), Tin House (E), Mount Graham Sawmill (F), Mount Graham Mill Site (G), Shannon Campground (H), Mount Graham International Observatory (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Central Cemetery (1), Thatcher Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Allen Reservoir (A), Sheep Tank (B), South Canyon Dam Tank (C), Stowe Tank (D), Bench Tank (E), Thorpe Tank (F), Upper Deadman Tank (G), Chandler Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crazy Horse Creek (A), Central Wash (B), Cave Creek (C), No Name Wash (D), Frye Creek (E), Gibson Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 85552 include: Sheriffs Posse Rodeo and Roping Area (1), Shannon Recreation Area (2), Shannon Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Thatcher Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
|
Year house built: |
|
- 1999 to March 2000: 82
- 1995 to 1998: 203
- 1990 to 1994: 159
- 1980 to 1989: 320
- 1970 to 1979: 591
- 1960 to 1969: 300
- 1950 to 1959: 122
- 1940 to 1949: 68
- 1939 or earlier: 153
|
|

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Thatcher, AZ (85552): |
|
- no bedroom: 4
- 1 bedrooms: 42
- 2 bedrooms: 274
- 3 bedrooms: 697
- 4 bedrooms: 271
- 5 or more bedrooms: 51
|
|
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
|
- no bedroom: 18
- 1 bedrooms: 86
- 2 bedrooms: 232
- 3 bedrooms: 89
- 4 bedrooms: 30
- 5 or more bedrooms: 5
|
|
Vehicles available in 85552 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
|
- no vehicle: 22
- 1 vehicle: 368
- 2 vehicles: 554
- 3 vehicles: 284
- 4 vehicles: 70
- 5 or more vehicles: 41
|
|
Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
|
- no vehicle: 5
- 1 vehicle: 185
- 2 vehicles: 183
- 3 vehicles: 68
- 4 vehicles: 19
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
|
|
Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

|
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 85552:
- Less than $10,000: 15
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $15,000 to $19,999: 8
- $20,000 to $24,999: 4
- $25,000 to $29,999: 3
- $30,000 to $34,999: 3
- $35,000 to $39,999: 4
- $40,000 to $49,999: 27
- $50,000 to $59,999: 39
- $60,000 to $69,999: 40
- $70,000 to $79,999: 36
- $80,000 to $89,999: 33
- $90,000 to $99,999: 37
- $100,000 to $124,999: 117
- $125,000 to $149,999: 150
- $150,000 to $174,999: 226
- $175,000 to $199,999: 281
- $200,000 to $249,999: 245
- $250,000 to $299,999: 147
- $300,000 to $399,999: 129
- $400,000 to $499,999: 52
- $500,000 to $749,999: 37
- $750,000 to $999,999: 3
|

|
Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 85552:
- $100 to $149: 31
- $150 to $199: 19
- $200 to $249: 21
- $250 to $299: 23
- $300 to $349: 17
- $350 to $399: 48
- $400 to $449: 26
- $450 to $499: 22
- $500 to $549: 23
- $650 to $699: 5
- $800 to $899: 6
- No cash rent: 60
|
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $180,121.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $202,501
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $244,435
- Asian householders: $162,957
- Some other race householders: $190,768
- Two or more races householders: $184,032
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $183,598
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $183,491 (it was $83,200 in 2000)
| 85552: | $183,491 | | Arizona: | $237,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $141,851 - $239,716
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $221,817| Here: | $221,817 | | State: | $341,391 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $121,648| Here: | $121,648 | | State: | $235,099 |
In 2-unit structures: $199,874| Here: | $199,874 | | State: | $223,005 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $138,378| Here: | $138,378 | | State: | $183,008 |
Mobile homes: $55,718| Here: | $55,718 | | State: | $51,746 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000| Here: | $5,000 | | State: | $39,763 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
|
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
|
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,176
- One, attached: 45
- Two: 24
- 3 or 4: 89
- 5 to 9: 41
- 10 to 19: 10
- 20 to 49: 4
- 50 or more: 6
- Mobile homes: 595
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,626 (73%)
- Carpooled: 344 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 26 (1%)
- Bicycle: 27 (1%)
- Walked: 107 (5%)
- Other means: 13 (1%)
- Worked at home: 69 (3%)
|

|
Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 211
- 5 to 9 minutes: 584
- 10 to 14 minutes: 588
- 15 to 19 minutes: 239
- 20 to 24 minutes: 106
- 25 to 29 minutes: 27
- 30 to 34 minutes: 66
- 35 to 39 minutes: 7
- 40 to 44 minutes: 6
- 45 to 59 minutes: 91
- 60 to 89 minutes: 184
- 90 or more minutes: 37
|
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,434
- In family households: 4,824 (1,157 male householders, 225 female householders)
1,139 spouses, 1,993 children (1,828 natural, 58 adopted, 107 stepchildren), 145 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 38 other relatives, 80 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 610 (133 male householders (89 living alone)), 276 female householders (223 living alone)), 201 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 264 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 522 2-persons, 267 3-persons, 226 4-persons, 189 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 84 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 312 1-person, 50 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 8 6-persons.
1,295 married couples with children.
248 single-parent households (50 men, 198 women).
86.3% of residents of 85552 zip code speak English at home.
12.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 16% well, 8% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% very well, 11% well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% very well, 43% well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (50% very well, 50% not well).
Foreign born population: 139 (2.4%)
(79.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 12.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (57%)
- Japan (12%)
- Korea (9%)
- Germany (7%)
- Peru (5%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
- Yugoslavia (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
|
- 1995 to March 2000: 22
- 1990 to 1994: 12
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 46
- 1975 to 1979: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 22
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1965 to 1969: 21
|
|
White population: 4,832
Black population: 34
American Indian population: 85
Asian population: 32
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 606
Two or more races population: 128

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 1493 |
|  English: 1139 |
|  German: 361 |
|  United States or American: 311 |
|  Irish: 197 |
|  Scottish: 104 |
|  Danish: 99 |
|  Italian: 73 |
|  Norwegian: 73 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 72 |
|  French (except Basque): 69 |
|  Swedish: 53 |
|  Scandinavian: 52 |
|  European: 51 |
|  Welsh: 41 |
|  Dutch: 32 |
|  Swiss: 32 |
|  British: 22 |
|  French Canadian: 22 |
|  Canadian: 16 |
|  Czech: 14 |
|  Polish: 13 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 9 |
|  Serbian: 8 |
|  African: 6 |
|  Croatian: 5 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 4 |
|  Portuguese: 4 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4 |
|  Jamaican: 4 |
|  Ethiopian: 3 |
|  Basque: 3 |
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- FT. THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL SATELLITE CAMPUS (622 COLLEGE AVENUE in THATCHER, AZ)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-002
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-005
Organizations: GILA INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- FERTIZONA - THATCHER (4257 US HIGHWAY 70 in THATCHER, AZ)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-09-2004-0364, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Alternative names: FERIZONA THATCHER, LLC
- EL PASO NATURAL GAS SAFFORD MAINLINE DIS (3160 W 8TH ST in THATCHER, AZ)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- HOME DEPOT 0445 (750 S 20TH AVE in THATCHER, AZ)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: HOME DEPOT USA INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 85552
- Comfort Inn & Suties-Thatcher, 2577 W Hwy 70, Thatcher, AZ 85552, Phone: (928) 348-9500, Fax: (928) 348-9502
- Springhill Suites By Marriott, 2855 W Hwy 70, Thatcher, AZ 85552, Phone: (928) 428-6900
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 85552
Median worth of mobile homes: $72,673
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
|
|
- Utility gas (75%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (4%)
|
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3640
- Northeast: 107
- Midwest: 413
- South: 416
- West: 956
56% of the 85552 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Arizona.
Population in 1990: 15,375. Population change in the 1990s: -9,655 (-62.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
| Here: | 4.3% | | Arizona: | 6.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 0.8% | | Arizona: | 6.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31
| Here: | 3.3% | | Arizona: | 13.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
|
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- GRAHAM COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEG (615 N STADIUM AVE in THATCHER, AZ)
575 employees, $9197846 revenue: $603,492 in 14 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Vocational/Technical, Educational Services by Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System Signed by year: 2000: $16,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $140,087; 2003: $144,502; 2004: $149,069; 2005: $153,834; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$85,569 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Vocational/Technical. Signed on 2005-10-26. Effective on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$83,105, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-19. Effective on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$80,328, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-19. Effective on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$77,645, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-13. Effective on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2003-10-01.
- eastern arizona glass (2711 W. U.S. Hwy 70 in Thatcher, AZ; small business): $6,939 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$5,442 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Glass Fabricated Materials. Signed on 2005-09-07. Effective on 2005-09-13. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$1,497, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-21. Completion date: 2006-02-21.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Tax Preparation Services (50-99: 1)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Car Washes (20-49: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
258 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Back to Thatcher, AZ, Graham County, AZ, Arizona bigger cities, Arizona smaller cities, Arizona smallest towns, All U.S. cities.
|