PlainZIP

Benson, AZ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Benson, AZ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,464. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BENSON-AZ · Benson, AZ 1 ZIPs · 9,464 pop · #20732/25278 · Cochise County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $53,008
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20732/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint David
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,464
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $203,200

Nearest income peer: Saint David, AZ ( $862 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Benson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Benson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Benson, AZ sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,464
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,008
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($53,008 average) · poverty 12.2%. The primary code (85602) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Benson as a pure owner town.

Within Arizona, San Simon is the closest lower-income city and Ajo the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Benson.

Population concentration

Benson reads through its lone ZIP, 85602

9,464 ACS residents, one ZIP: 85602 is not the leading code inside Benson, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Benson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 195 establishments, 2,194 employees , annual payroll $95,981k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 85602 (195 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (33) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Benson, AZ

These ZIP codes sit in Cochise County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Benson. See the Cochise County roll-up →

Benson lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Cochise County: Sierra Vista, Willcox and Hereford earn more and Douglas, Bisbee and Pearce earn less. Fort Huachuca marks the far end of that range at $89,609, 69% above Benson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
85602 9,464 $53,008 195 5
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Benson roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Benson, .