ZIP 85009 vs ZIP 85007

This side-by-side compares ZIP 85009 (Phoenix, AZ) and ZIP 85007 (Phoenix, AZ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 85009 has a population of 52,520 at 1,298 people per square mile, while ZIP 85007 has 14,040 at 1,187 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 85009 reports a median household income of $52,054 against $63,616 in ZIP 85007, with per-capita income of $19,358 vs $34,587. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 8.0% in 85009 and 26.4% in 85007. Poverty rate reads 27.3% vs 21.6%, and unemployment 5.8% vs 5.4% — 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 $236,100 in 85009 versus $480,600 in 85007, with median rent of $1,208 and $1,116 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 51.1% vs 45.8%. 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.