Phoenix, AZ (85053)

Phoenix, AZ (ZIP 85053) sits in Maricopa County within the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in above the national average at 72.1%. NCES lists 12 schools serving the area, 12 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,614. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $58,386 per tax return. Federal QCEW filings show 2,280,645 covered jobs in this ZIP's primary county — a major regional employment hub. FEMA has issued 26 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1966 — a high-frequency exposure profile. EPA AQS records a median daily AQI of 77 for the primary county (2024) — in the Moderate-to-Unhealthy band, with ozone as the primary pollutant on most measured days. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 7-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Per IRS migration filings (2022-2023), the area's primary county netted $1,323,319,000 in incoming taxable income — a wealth-inflow signal even when headcount churn is modest. Schools are the headline here — lots of options at varying types — while healthcare access numbers suggest worth-shopping coverage and provider choice carefully. Notable: median household income $65,933, fair market rent of $1,570 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $380,243, down 3.3% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.

Demographics

HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.

Home values

Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.

New housing construction

Based on county-level data (2024).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.

Income & tax statistics

Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $797.0M across all reported brackets.

Business & employment

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.

Employment & wages

That is roughly 13% above the US national average of $65,470 per worker.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.

Unemployment

Based on Maricopa County, AZ data (2024).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.

Banking access

Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.

Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.

Alternative-fuel stations

Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.

Social Vulnerability Index

The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.

Federal Disaster Declarations

FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.

Air quality

Based on Maricopa County data (2024).

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.

Community health profile

Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 7.6% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.

Based on Maricopa data (2025 CHR release).

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.

Food access

Among low-income residents, 5.5% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).

Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Maricopa County, AZ for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.

Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).

Who’s moving in and out

Incoming households reported an average AGI of $87,071 versus departing households' $77,390.

Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.

Data sources used on this page

Health profile

Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.

Schools in this ZIP

12 schools serve this ZIP, including 12 non-charter.

Showing top 5 by enrollment. 7 more schools serve this ZIP.

Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.

Colleges & universities nearby

• Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix

  Phoenix, AZ · 85053

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $26,041

  Out-of-state tuition

  $26,041

  Acceptance rate

  100.0%

  Graduation rate

  —

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $34,657

  Median student debt

  $9,500

• Allen School-Phoenix

  Phoenix, AZ · 85053

  Certificate

  In-state tuition

  —

  Out-of-state tuition

  —

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  89.3%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $34,186

  Median student debt

  $9,500

• University of Phoenix-Arizona

  Phoenix, AZ · 85040

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $9,552

  Out-of-state tuition

  $9,552

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  20.2%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $37,752

  Median student debt

  $31,553

• Grand Canyon University

  Phoenix, AZ · 85017

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $17,850

  Out-of-state tuition

  $17,850

  Acceptance rate

  78.9%

  Graduation rate

  43.3%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $42,186

  Median student debt

  $22,114

• Phoenix College

  Phoenix, AZ · 85013

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $2,358

  Out-of-state tuition

  $8,958

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  13.6%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $40,870

  Median student debt

  $6,750

• Paradise Valley Community College

  Phoenix, AZ · 85032

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $2,358

  Out-of-state tuition

  $8,958

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  19.3%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $47,196

  Median student debt

  $6,995

• GateWay Community College

  Phoenix, AZ · 85034

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $2,358

  Out-of-state tuition

  $8,958

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  24.1%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $46,147

  Median student debt

  $6,750

• South Mountain Community College

  Phoenix, AZ · 85042

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $2,358

  Out-of-state tuition

  $8,958

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  16.3%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $39,825

  Median student debt

  $8,000

• Aspen University

  Phoenix, AZ · 85040

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $6,870

  Out-of-state tuition

  $6,870

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  —

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  —

  Median student debt

  $15,756

• Refrigeration School Inc

  Phoenix, AZ · 85034

  2-Year

  In-state tuition

  —

  Out-of-state tuition

  —

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  75.2%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $52,953

  Median student debt

  $8,233

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.

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