ZIP 85635 vs ZIP 85607

This side-by-side compares ZIP 85635 (Sierra Vista, AZ) and ZIP 85607 (Douglas, AZ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 85635 has a population of 34,727 at 188 people per square mile, while ZIP 85607 has 18,925 at 9 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 85635 reports a median household income of $61,580 against $43,351 in ZIP 85607, with per-capita income of $36,505 vs $20,330. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 32.0% in 85635 and 15.0% in 85607. Poverty rate reads 15.5% vs 27.0%, and unemployment 4.9% vs 14.3% — 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 $228,000 in 85635 versus $153,800 in 85607, with median rent of $1,047 and $763 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 61.6% vs 63.9%. 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.