ZIP 85712 vs ZIP 85711

This side-by-side compares ZIP 85712 (Tucson, AZ) and ZIP 85711 (Tucson, AZ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 85712 has a population of 32,666 at 1,852 people per square mile, while ZIP 85711 has 41,251 at 1,863 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 85712 reports a median household income of $50,625 against $56,121 in ZIP 85711, with per-capita income of $38,058 vs $31,446. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 37.2% in 85712 and 30.8% in 85711. Poverty rate reads 17.3% vs 19.7%, and unemployment 7.6% vs 6.1% — 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 $268,600 in 85712 versus $280,300 in 85711, with median rent of $1,016 and $1,079 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 41.8% vs 49.1%. 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.