85940 Zip Code (Vernon, AZ) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,588
Zip code population in 2010: 1,443
Zip code population in 2000: 720

Houses and condos: 846
Renter-occupied apartments: 64
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 85940: 83.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 82.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,594 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,064 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 85940:

• High school or higher: 92.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 15.4%
• Unemployed: 2.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 85940:

• Never married: 20.2%
• Now married: 51.7%
• Separated: 5.3%
• Widowed: 3.2%
• Divorced: 19.7%

• 
• • 1,36486.0%White
  • 1036.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 553.5%American Indian
  • 493.1%Black
  • 150.9%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 85940, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,326 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,326
State:	$50,097

Salary/wage: $31,867 (reported on 74.2% of returns)

Here:	$31,867
State:	$42,146

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.8% for AGIs below $10k, 73.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $767 (reported on 43.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$767
Arizona:	$2,374

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $667 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$667
State:	$3,888

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,638 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,638
State:	+$17,569

Profit/loss from business: +$3,714 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,714
State:	+$11,088

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, -1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,113 (27% of AGI, reported on 34.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,113
State:	$19,781

Here:	27.0% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 16.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,300 (4% of AGI, reported on 27.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$3,389

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,128 (reported on 70.4% of returns)

85940:	$4,128
State:	$8,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,635 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,635
State:	$1,786

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.2%

Here:	56%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 31.7% for AGIs below $10k, 55.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 107.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 85930, 85935, 85929, 85912, 85924, 85927.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 58
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 497

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 12 (12 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 269 (108 now married, 160 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 85940 with a mortgage: 225
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,438
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $380

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 85940 household income distribution in 2022

• 29Less than $10,000
• 85$10,000 to $14,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 31$30,000 to $34,999
• 35$45,000 to $49,999
• 33$50,000 to $59,999
• 78$60,000 to $74,999
• 62$75,000 to $99,999
• 71$100,000 to $124,999
• 39$125,000 to $149,999
• 36$150,000 to $199,999
• 36$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 85940

• 42Less than $10,000
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 26$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 22$150,000 to $174,999
• 54$200,000 to $249,999
• 48$250,000 to $299,999
• 116$400,000 to $499,999
• 87$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 85940

• 14$900 to $999
• 18$1,250 to $1,499
• 23No cash rent

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $929,862.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $308,927
• Some other race householders: $233,412
• Two or more races householders: $617,855
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $566,505

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $296,022 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $172,401 - $541,909

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $396,253

Here:	$396,253
State:	$521,408

Mobile homes: $126,076

Here:	$126,076
State:	$141,516

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 478
• Mobile homes: 342

Unemployment: 2.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 85940

• 59.2%348Drove a car alone
• 8.0%47Carpooled
• 38.3%225Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 85940

• 610 to 14 minutes
• 3315 to 19 minutes
• 3020 to 24 minutes
• 1825 to 29 minutes
• 19330 to 34 minutes
• 3635 to 39 minutes
• 1940 to 44 minutes
• 2545 to 59 minutes
• 2960 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 48.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,588

• Male householders: 278 (77 living alone), Female householders: 278 (88 living alone)

• 281 spouses (281 opposite-sex spouses), 63 unmarried partners, (63 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 298 children (240 natural, 60 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 62 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 0 foster children, 115 other relatives, 94 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 67 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 202 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 39 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 165 1-person, 36 2-persons, 20 4-persons

157 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (9 men).

92.6% of residents of 85940 zip code speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (18% very well, 82% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (10 E MAIN ST in VERNON, AZ)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-101
  Organizations: VERNON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• VERNON CSWLF (10N, 25E in VERNON, AZ)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 665
• Northeast: 59
• Midwest: 129
• South: 160
• West: 521

42% of the 85940 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arizona.

69% of the 85940 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 2)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 2)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Certified Public Accountants (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 85940 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	4	84.2 years
William	4	74.2 years
Carl	3	79.7 years
Grace	3	82.3 years
Robert	3	59.0 years
Chester	2	86.5 years
John	2	70.5 years
Frances	2	79.5 years
Donald	2	73.0 years
Joseph	2	72.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 85940 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Frost	4	72.7 years
Jones	2	66.0 years
Goodman	2	90.0 years
Graham	2	79.5 years
Butler	2	73.5 years
Hallman	2	73.0 years
Hoffman	2	83.5 years
Ferris	2	82.5 years
Czoske	2	88.5 years
Miller	2	69.5 years