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Carefree, AZ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carefree, AZ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,051. 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 CAREFREE-AZ · Carefree, AZ 1 ZIPs · 3,051 pop · #879/25278 · Maricopa County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $149,167
  • RANK-TOP #879/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Gilbert
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,051
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $1,077,500

Nearest income peer: Gilbert, AZ ( $23,018 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 Carefree

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Carefree 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, Carefree, AZ sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,051
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$149,167
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $149,167 and home value $1,077,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 64.1%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Arizona, Rio Verde is the closest lower-income city and Paradise Valley the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carefree.

Population concentration

Carefree's single ZIP 85377 carries the town

Carefree is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 85377 is the entire residential footprint (3,051 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Carefree's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 213 establishments, 1,892 employees , annual payroll $93,959k (~70 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 85377 (213 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (37) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Carefree, AZ

These ZIP codes sit in Maricopa County, which covers 131 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Carefree. See the Maricopa County roll-up →

No other city sharing Maricopa County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Carefree. Phoenix, Mesa and Glendale sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Phoenix marks the far end of that range at $83,209, 44% below Carefree.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
85377 3,051 $149,167 213 139
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Carefree 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 Carefree, .