ZIP 85715 vs ZIP 85710

This side-by-side compares ZIP 85715 (Tucson, AZ) and ZIP 85710 (Tucson, AZ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 85715 has a population of 17,702 at 1,023 people per square mile, while ZIP 85710 has 54,439 at 1,740 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 85715 reports a median household income of $85,069 against $57,175 in ZIP 85710, with per-capita income of $53,121 vs $36,041. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 46.7% in 85715 and 29.9% in 85710. Poverty rate reads 7.6% vs 13.7%, and unemployment 5.1% vs 5.1% — 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 $370,000 in 85715 versus $271,900 in 85710, with median rent of $1,432 and $1,219 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 71.8% vs 54.5%. 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.