ZIP 85006 vs ZIP 85004

This side-by-side compares ZIP 85006 (Phoenix, AZ) and ZIP 85004 (Phoenix, AZ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 85006 has a population of 25,742 at 2,546 people per square mile, while ZIP 85004 has 4,965 at 940 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 85006 reports a median household income of $58,248 against $73,750 in ZIP 85004, with per-capita income of $33,876 vs $52,082. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 26.1% in 85006 and 60.6% in 85004. Poverty rate reads 23.1% vs 21.7%, and unemployment 4.8% vs 7.7% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $408,100 in 85006 versus $417,400 in 85004, with median rent of $1,270 and $1,834 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 38.2% vs 21.1%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.