86506, AZ Demographics

Population 858 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in ZIP 86506

Household size in ZIP 86506

Household size, people per household
PeriodZIP 86506ArizonaU.S.
2006–103.832.772.68
2010–144.242.842.73
2015–193.142.822.71
2020–242.762.702.65
Change−1.07−0.07−0.03
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Households in ZIP 86506 average 2.76 people, a bit above the national 2.65, so families with children are somewhat more common here. That is in line with the rest of Arizona. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.83, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in ZIP 86506

Median age, years
PeriodZIP 86506ArizonaU.S.
2006–1029.036.937.7
2010–1433.638.138.6
2015–1940.339.539.6
2020–2438.540.440.1
Change+9.5+3.5+2.3
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ZIP 86506 is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 38.5, against 40.1 nationally.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in ZIP 86506

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodZIP 86506ArizonaU.S.
2006–1016.6%13.4%12.3%
2010–1421.6%13.6%12.3%
2015–1911.1%12.7%11.6%
2020–2416.6%12.6%11.6%
Change+0.0 pts−0.8 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about one in six households in ZIP 86506 (16.6%), well above the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in ZIP 86506

Renters in ZIP 86506

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodZIP 86506ArizonaU.S.
2006–1015.2%32.6%33.3%
2010–148.4%36.6%35.6%
2015–197.9%35.6%36.0%
2020–244.7%32.6%34.8%
Change−10.5 pts+0.1 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 4.7% of households in ZIP 86506 rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among owners, 95.9% have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in ZIP 86506

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodZIP 86506ArizonaU.S.
2006–1041.8%15.2%11.4%
2010–1438.0%15.3%11.4%
2015–1933.2%12.5%11.1%
2020–2426.9%9.6%9.6%
Change−14.9 pts−5.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 26.9% of the housing in ZIP 86506, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in ZIP 86506

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodZIP 86506ArizonaU.S.
2006–10198119871974
2010–14198519881975
2015–19198519891977
2020–24198519921980
Change+4+5+6
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The housing in ZIP 86506 is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally. Still, homes here are older than in Arizona as a whole, where the median home dates to 1992.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in ZIP 86506

Rent, per month
PeriodZIP 86506ArizonaU.S.
2006–10$516$1,043$965
2010–14$631$1,078$1,040
2015–19$559$1,227$1,213
2020–24$697$1,736$1,571
Change+$181+$694+$606
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The median renter in ZIP 86506 pays $697 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 9.7% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in ZIP 86506

Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 86506

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodZIP 86506ArizonaU.S.
2006–104.9%26.3%28.4%
2010–143.3%27.0%29.6%
2015–192.7%29.3%32.1%
2020–245.7%33.3%35.6%
Change+0.8 pts+7.0 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in ZIP 86506: 5.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in ZIP 86506

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodZIP 86506ArizonaU.S.
2006–1067.7%84.6%84.9%
2010–1465.3%85.5%86.1%
2015–1975.5%86.8%87.7%
2020–2478.1%89.1%89.3%
Change+10.4 pts+4.5 pts+4.3 pts
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More than one in five adults in ZIP 86506 never finished high school, well above the national share: only 78.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in ZIP 86506

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodZIP 86506ArizonaU.S.
2006–106.8%7.8%8.1%
2010–1419.4%10.2%9.4%
2015–199.8%6.0%5.6%
2020–247.6%5.3%5.4%
Change+0.8 pts−2.5 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in ZIP 86506: 7.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

ZIP 86506 compared with nearby ZIP codes

ZIP codeHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
ZIP 865062.7638.516.6%4.7%26.9%1985$6975.7%78.1%7.6%
ZIP 865082.7836.819.6%7.4%28.6%1988$7107.9%77.9%17.4%
ZIP 865022.7842.921.8%20.0%25.4%1983$5946.9%85.3%7.2%
ZIP 873263.3442.511.7%4.7%27.8%1987$8598.3%78.6%9.0%
ZIP 873053.3535.917.1%10.1%22.0%1989$8608.0%76.1%10.8%
ZIP 873473.0241.522.6%15.3%10.7%1990$1,38322.1%93.0%0.4%
ZIP 860312.7337.424.4%23.8%24.9%1987$8702.5%69.6%12.7%
ZIP 873123.0538.822.6%12.8%13.9%1991$1,24717.7%87.9%5.2%
ZIP 873233.2740.324.4%13.5%24.6%1989$74013.2%71.0%10.4%
ZIP 870453.1843.423.0%0.7%15.3%1989$5798.1%59.7%13.5%
ZIP 870052.4461.010.4%5.1%52.0%1987$78448.2%85.9%0.0%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 86506. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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