Many Farms, AZ · standard
ZIP Code 86538
Apache County, Arizona - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,338
- 5/sq mi
- $30,268
- Median income
- $45,600
- Median home value
- 14.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Many Farms 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
- 1st pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 78%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 86538 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 86538 covers 519.6 square miles in Many Farms, Apache County, Arizona (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,338 residents on file, a density of 5 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 86538 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $30,268 (58% below the average Arizona ZIP), while per-capita income is $14,456. Economic pressure is pronounced: 40.5% of residents are below the poverty line and unemployment is 15.9%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $45,600 (86% below the average Arizona ZIP), and median rent is $920; owner occupancy is 78.3%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 14.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 33.1, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Apache County, so 86538 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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 86538, Many Farms, 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
2,338
Population
519.6
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 86538?
33.1
Median Age
51.0%
Male
49.0%
Female
1.6%
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?
$30,268
Median Household Income
-58% vs state ZIP avg
$14,456
Per Capita Income
40.5%
Poverty Rate
15.9%
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
726housing units
726
Total Housing Units
571
Occupied Units
155
Vacant Units
2.98
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$45,600
Median Home Value
-86% vs state ZIP avg
$920
Median Rent
1986
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 86538, employing approximately 144 people with a combined annual payroll of $6,108,000.
6
Businesses
144
Employees
$6.1M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 86538 vs 86547 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86547 | Round Rock, AZ | 1,171 | 8.9 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 86538, 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 (2,338 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.