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Safford, AZ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Safford, AZ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,677. 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 SAFFORD-AZ · Safford, AZ 1 ZIPs · 19,677 pop · #16956/25278 · Graham County

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

  • INC-MID $61,832
  • RANK-LOWER #16956/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Solomon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,677
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $199,800

Nearest income peer: Solomon, AZ (+ $14,251 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 Safford

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Safford 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, Safford, AZ sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,677
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,832
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,832 and poverty 15.3% concentrate in 85546.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Safford as a pure owner town.

Within Arizona, Rio Rico is the closest lower-income city and Fredonia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Safford.

Population concentration

Safford reads through its lone ZIP, 85546

19,677 ACS residents, one ZIP: 85546 is not the leading code inside Safford, 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 Safford's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 348 establishments, 6,091 employees , annual payroll $320,043k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 85546 (348 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (70) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Safford, AZ

These ZIP codes sit in Graham County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Safford. See the Graham County roll-up →

Safford sits in the lower half of Graham County on income: Thatcher, Pima and Central report more, Peridot and Bylas report less. Fort Thomas marks the far end of that range at $104,500, 69% above Safford.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
85546 19,677 $61,832 348 11
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Safford 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 Safford, .