Vernon, AZ · standard
ZIP Code 85940
Apache County, Arizona - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,443
- 7/sq mi
- $110,486
- Median income
- $245,800
- Median home value
- 38.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Vernon pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 13%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 44%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 85940 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 85940 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Vernon, Apache County, Arizona, home to just 1,443 residents across 212.2 square miles, a density of 7 people per square mile, in the Phoenix time zone.
ZIP 85940 skews affluent, with a median household income of $110,486 (52% above the average Arizona ZIP), while per-capita income is $37,183. The poverty rate is 18.1%, with unemployment at 6.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $245,800 (27% below the average Arizona ZIP); owner occupancy is 88.8%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 38.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 51.6, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Arizona and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 85940.
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 85940, Vernon, AZ · 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
1,443
Population
212.2
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
Phoenix
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 85940?
51.6
Median Age
45.1%
Male
54.9%
Female
2.3%
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?
$110,486
Median Household Income
+52% vs state ZIP avg
$37,183
Per Capita Income
18.1%
Poverty Rate
6.0%
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
669housing units
669
Total Housing Units
482
Occupied Units
187
Vacant Units
2.32
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$245,800
Median Home Value
-27% vs state ZIP avg
2001
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 18 business establishments in ZIP 85940, employing approximately 102 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,197,000.
18
Businesses
102
Employees
$3.2M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 8 | 44.4% |
| Health care and social assistance | 3 | 16.7% |
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 85940, both outside AZ so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,443 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.