PlainZIP

Tonto Basin, AZ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tonto Basin, AZ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,501. 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 TONTO-BASIN-AZ · Tonto Basin, AZ 1 ZIPs · 1,501 pop · #21538/25278 · Gila County

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

  • INC-MID $50,762
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21538/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ San Carlos
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,501
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $269,100

Nearest income peer: San Carlos, 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 Tonto Basin

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

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,501
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,762
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 ($50,762 average) · poverty 19.4%. The primary code (85553) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Arizona, Kirkland is the closest lower-income city and Tuba City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Tonto Basin.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 85553, is all of Tonto Basin

There is no split to weigh here: 85553 holds every one of Tonto Basin's 1,501 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Tonto Basin

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 51 employees , annual payroll $1,954k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 85553 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (4) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Tonto Basin, AZ

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

Tonto Basin 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, 41% below Tonto Basin.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
85553 1,501 $50,762 15 2
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Tonto Basin 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 Tonto Basin, .