85396 Zip Code (Buckeye, AZ) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 36,683

Houses and condos: 13,898
Renter-occupied apartments: 812
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 85396: 95.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 82.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 444 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,602 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,138 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 85396:

• High school or higher: 94.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.5%
• Unemployed: 4.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 85396:

• Never married: 19.9%
• Now married: 70.1%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 3.8%
• Divorced: 5.9%

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 85396, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $83,377 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$83,377
State:	$73,499

Salary/wage: $69,822 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

Here:	$69,822
State:	$59,499

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1146.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3473.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6232.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8754.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16520.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 61630.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,361 (reported on 30.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,361
Arizona:	$2,325

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.8% for AGIs below $25k, 26.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 33.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 110.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 560.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,535 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	$5,535
State:	$8,711

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.3% for AGIs below $25k, 53.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 124.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 306.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2332.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$18,429 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	+$18,429
State:	+$31,332

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.3% for AGIs below $25k, 47.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 153.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 660.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14065.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,490 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$14,490
State:	+$13,214

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.9% for AGIs below $25k, 160.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 259.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 295.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 470.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4014.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $29,054 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

85396:	$29,054
Arizona:	$23,364

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.5% for AGIs below $25k, 183.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 357.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 668.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1406.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4719.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $22,343 (reported on 0.4% of returns)

85396:	$22,343
Arizona:	$26,938

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 331.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $30,893 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$30,893
State:	$36,308

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.4% for AGIs below $25k, 196.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 419.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 568.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1144.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5650.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $8,653 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$8,653
State:	$11,955

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k, 24.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 246.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2154.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,918 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

85396:	$6,918
State:	$6,820

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.4% for AGIs below $25k, 35.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 126.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 291.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1258.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,318 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,318
State:	$2,383

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.4% for AGIs below $25k, 75.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.6%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 92.8% for AGIs below $25k, 95.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 95.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 85396, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $74,503 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$74,503
State:	$57,644

Salary/wage: $65,608 (reported on 79.4% of returns)

Here:	$65,608
State:	$47,932

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.8% for AGIs below $25k, 72.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 63.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,622 (reported on 36.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,622
Arizona:	$2,064

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,734 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,734
State:	$7,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,600 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	+$8,600
State:	+$15,530

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,152 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	+$11,152
State:	+$12,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $21,531 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

85396:	$21,531
Arizona:	$18,280

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $14,367 (reported on 0.5% of returns)

85396:	$14,367
Arizona:	$22,154

Total itemized deductions: $23,334 (21% of AGI, reported on 47.9% of returns)

Here:	$23,334
State:	$23,651

Here:	21.1% of AGI
State:	20.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.8% for AGIs below $25k, 15.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,377 (reported on 40.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,377
State:	$4,114

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,809 (reported on 47.7% of returns)

85396:	$6,809
State:	$6,509

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,217 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,217
State:	$2,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.5%

Here:	53%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 49.3% for AGIs below $25k, 49.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 77.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 85396, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $70,507 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$70,507
State:	$50,097

Salary/wage: $65,058 (reported on 83.9% of returns)

Here:	$65,058
State:	$42,146

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.7% for AGIs below $10k, 84.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $349 (reported on 40.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$349
Arizona:	$2,374

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $950 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$950
State:	$3,888

Net capital gain/loss: +$16,160 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	+$16,160
State:	+$17,569

Profit/loss from business: +$23,745 (reported on 24.9% of returns)

Here:	+$23,745
State:	+$11,088

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,687 (23% of AGI, reported on 56.1% of returns)

Here:	$24,687
State:	$19,781

Here:	23.0% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,510 (3% of AGI, reported on 48.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,510
State:	$3,389

Here:	3.2% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $11,952 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

85396:	$11,952
State:	$8,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 6.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,652 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,652
State:	$1,786

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.0%

Here:	62%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 64.3% for AGIs below $10k, 41.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 85343, 85355, 85361, 85326, 85388, 85340.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 400
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 12,161

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 564 (518 now married, 57 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 6,536 (3,757 now married, 2,735 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 85396 with a mortgage: 8,929 (446 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 234 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,870
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $588

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

• Zip code 85396 household income distribution in 2022

• 275Less than $10,000
• 82$10,000 to $14,999
• 158$15,000 to $19,999
• 124$20,000 to $24,999
• 155$25,000 to $29,999
• 118$30,000 to $34,999
• 228$35,000 to $39,999
• 267$40,000 to $44,999
• 207$45,000 to $49,999
• 351$50,000 to $59,999
• 1,074$60,000 to $74,999
• 2,261$75,000 to $99,999
• 2,298$100,000 to $124,999
• 1,334$125,000 to $149,999
• 1,987$150,000 to $199,999
• 1,832$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 85396

• 28Less than $10,000
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 32$40,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $69,999
• 9$80,000 to $89,999
• 19$100,000 to $124,999
• 22$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $174,999
• 75$175,000 to $199,999
• 290$200,000 to $249,999
• 740$250,000 to $299,999
• 3,645$300,000 to $399,999
• 3,671$400,000 to $499,999
• 4,199$500,000 to $749,999
• 685$750,000 to $999,999
• 312$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 18$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 85396

• 5$650 to $699
• 43$750 to $799
• 33$900 to $999
• 14$1,000 to $1,249
• 130$1,250 to $1,499
• 582$1,500 to $1,999
• 160$2,000 to $2,499
• 10$2,500 to $2,999
• 49No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $2,114.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $361,834.

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $515,469 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $417,904 - $682,273

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $164,021

Here:	$164,021
State:	$521,408

Townhouses or other attached units: $185,769

Here:	$185,769
State:	$387,465

Mobile homes: $138,147

Here:	$138,147
State:	$141,516

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,436
• One, attached: 258
• Two: 20
• 5 to 9: 15
• Mobile homes: 289

Unemployment: 4.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 85396

• 64.2%9,598Drove a car alone
• 7.3%1,090Carpooled
• 0.7%102Bus or trolley bus
• 0.0%6Motorcycle
• 0.8%121Walked
• 2.1%313Other means
• 27.4%4,094Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 85396

• 215Less than 5 minutes
• 6065 to 9 minutes
• 55110 to 14 minutes
• 93115 to 19 minutes
• 1,30320 to 24 minutes
• 91225 to 29 minutes
• 2,25130 to 34 minutes
• 54335 to 39 minutes
• 85140 to 44 minutes
• 1,44545 to 59 minutes
• 1,08460 to 89 minutes
• 52590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 96.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 36,683

• Male householders: 7,395 (876 living alone), Female householders: 5,169 (637 living alone)

• 9,423 spouses (9,230 opposite-sex spouses), 807 unmarried partners, (807 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,408 children (10,210 natural, 243 adopted, 946 stepchildren), 518 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 852 parents, 0 foster children, 699 other relatives, 384 non-relatives

Size of family households: 4,845 2-persons, 1,986 3-persons, 1,652 4-persons, 817 5-persons, 826 6-persons, 430 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,515 1-person, 318 2-persons, 147 3-persons, 16 4-persons

8,078 married couples with children.
1,025 single-parent households (283 men, 742 women).

83.8% of residents of 85396 zip code speak English at home.
13.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% very well, 11% well, 7% not well, 3% not at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% very well, 10% well, 6% not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% very well, 26% well, 6% not well, 6% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.3%

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

• This state: 11,790
• Northeast: 2,020
• Midwest: 5,710
• South: 2,613
• West: 11,082

85% of the 85396 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 490
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 169 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 200

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

• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (1-4: 1)

2007 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2007 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 22. The highest number of reported fires - 39 took place in 2017, and the least - 2 in 2009. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (50.6%), and Structure Fires (22.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 85396
• 13650.6%Outside Fires
• 6122.7%Structure Fires
• 4316.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2910.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 85396, Arizona

Businesses in zip code 85396

• CVS: 1