Monument Valley, UT · standard
ZIP Code 84536
San Juan County, Utah - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,454
- 1/sq mi
- $35,250
- Median income
- $49,600
- Median home value
- 5.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Monument Valley pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 3rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1st pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 92%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 84536 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 84536 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Monument Valley, San Juan County, Utah, home to just 1,454 residents across 1615.6 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 84536 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $35,250 (59% below the average Utah ZIP), while per-capita income is $19,146. Economic pressure is pronounced: 26.2% of residents are below the poverty line and unemployment is 22.4%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $49,600 (89% below the average Utah ZIP); owner occupancy is 92.2%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 5.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 32.6, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Utah and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 84536.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 84536, Monument Valley, UT · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,454
Population
1615.6
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 84536?
32.6
Median Age
52.3%
Male
47.7%
Female
0.2%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$35,250
Median Household Income
-59% vs state ZIP avg
$19,146
Per Capita Income
26.2%
Poverty Rate
22.4%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
440housing units
440
Total Housing Units
386
Occupied Units
54
Vacant Units
3.57
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$49,600
Median Home Value
-89% vs state ZIP avg
1991
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 10 business establishments in ZIP 84536, employing approximately 363 people with a combined annual payroll of $15,857,000.
10
Businesses
363
Employees
$15.9M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 4 | 40.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 84536, both outside UT so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,454 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.