San Carlos, AZ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for San Carlos, AZ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,790. 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 SAN-CARLOS-AZ · San Carlos, AZ 1 ZIPs · 4,790 pop · #21281/25278 · Gila County

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

  • INC-MID $51,491
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21281/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tonto Basin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 60% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,790
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $65,800

Nearest income peer: Tonto Basin, AZ ( $729 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 San Carlos

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest San Carlos 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, San Carlos, AZ sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,790
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,491
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 ($51,491 average) · poverty 36.8%. The primary code (85550) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.8%) for this income tier, rent $535 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Arizona, Seligman is the closest lower-income city and Huachuca City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for San Carlos.

Population concentration

San Carlos reads through its lone ZIP, 85550

4,790 ACS residents, one ZIP: 85550 is not the leading code inside San Carlos, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP San Carlos

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 404 employees , annual payroll $13,150k (~2 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 85550 (10 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) .

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ZIP Codes in San Carlos, AZ

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

San Carlos sits in the lower half of Gila County on income: Payson, Globe and Pine report more, Miami and Hayden report less. Hayden marks the far end of that range at $29,722, 42% below San Carlos.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
85550 4,790 $51,491 10 3

San Carlos 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 San Carlos, .