ZIP 85225 vs ZIP 85032

This side-by-side compares ZIP 85225 (Chandler, AZ) and ZIP 85032 (Phoenix, AZ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 85225 has a population of 69,810 at 2,104 people per square mile, while ZIP 85032 has 65,485 at 2,035 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 85225 reports a median household income of $88,676 against $78,643 in ZIP 85032, with per-capita income of $42,341 vs $43,139. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 35.5% in 85225 and 35.1% in 85032. Poverty rate reads 14.0% vs 11.7%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 5.7% — 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 $430,400 in 85225 versus $416,800 in 85032, with median rent of $1,738 and $1,609 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 61.7% vs 57.8%. 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.