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Nogales, AZ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nogales, AZ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 23,054. 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 NOGALES-AZ · Nogales, AZ 1 ZIPs · 23,054 pop · #23399/25278 · Santa Cruz County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $43,464
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23399/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Tumacacori
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 50% owners
  • POP-TOWN 23,054
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $193,200

Nearest income peer: Tumacacori, AZ (+ $11,953 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 Nogales

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Nogales 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, Nogales, 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.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
23,054
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$43,464
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 ($43,464 average) · poverty 27.3%. The primary code (85621) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (49.8%) for this income tier, rent $745 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Arizona, Douglas is the closest lower-income city and Mormon Lake the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Nogales.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 85621, is all of Nogales

There is no split to weigh here: 85621 holds every one of Nogales's 23,054 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Nogales's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 655 establishments, 7,363 employees , annual payroll $336,209k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 85621 (655 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (129) · also Wholesale trade · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Nogales, AZ

These ZIP codes sit in Santa Cruz County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Nogales. See the Santa Cruz County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Santa Cruz County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Nogales, Rio Rico, Patagonia and Tubac among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Sonoita marks the far end of that range at $99,688, 129% above Nogales.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
85621 23,054 $43,464 655 32
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Nogales 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 Nogales, .