Sanders, AZ · standard
ZIP Code 86512
Apache County, Arizona - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,439
- 2/sq mi
- $31,087
- Median income
- $76,300
- Median home value
- 5.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Sanders pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 2nd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 4th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 69%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 86512 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 86512 covers 1524.4 square miles in Sanders, Apache County, Arizona (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,439 residents on file, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Phoenix time zone.
ZIP 86512 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $31,087 (57% below the average Arizona ZIP), while per-capita income is $13,457. The poverty rate is 46.4%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $76,300 (77% below the average Arizona ZIP), and median rent is $625; owner occupancy is 69.2%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 5.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 32.5, 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 86512.
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 86512, Sanders, 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
2,439
Population
1524.4
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Phoenix
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 86512?
32.5
Median Age
48.5%
Male
51.5%
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?
$31,087
Median Household Income
-57% vs state ZIP avg
$13,457
Per Capita Income
46.4%
Poverty Rate
8.6%
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
937housing units
937
Total Housing Units
817
Occupied Units
120
Vacant Units
3.13
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$76,300
Median Home Value
-77% vs state ZIP avg
$625
Median Rent
1991
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 11 business establishments in ZIP 86512, employing approximately 255 people with a combined annual payroll of $9,478,000.
11
Businesses
255
Employees
$9.5M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 5 | 45.5% |
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 86512, 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 (2,439 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.