85377 Zip Code (Carefree, AZ) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,668

Houses and condos: 2,483
Renter-occupied apartments: 227
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 85377: 100.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 8.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 434 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,487 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,751 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 85377:

• High school or higher: 100.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 23.2%
• Unemployed: 2.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 85377:

• Never married: 13.3%
• Now married: 58.1%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 14.0%
• Divorced: 13.6%

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 85377, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $137,050 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$137,050
State:	$50,097

Salary/wage: $84,277 (reported on 58.9% of returns)

Here:	$84,277
State:	$42,146

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 51.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 48.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 37.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 37.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 32.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $10,295 (reported on 75.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$10,295
Arizona:	$2,374

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $19,122 (reported on 59.6% of returns)

Here:	$19,122
State:	$3,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$45,426 (reported on 59.2% of returns)

Here:	+$45,426
State:	+$17,569

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$37,841 (reported on 28.7% of returns)

Here:	+$37,841
State:	+$11,088

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,905 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

85377:	$3,905
Arizona:	$3,023

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $25,038 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$25,038
Arizona:	$15,785

Total itemized deductions: $39,982 (20% of AGI, reported on 64.4% of returns)

Here:	$39,982
State:	$19,781

Here:	19.5% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 31.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 28.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 27.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $9,777 (4% of AGI, reported on 58.4% of returns)

Here:	$9,777
State:	$3,389

Here:	4.5% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $30,876 (reported on 81.9% of returns)

85377:	$30,876
State:	$8,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $962 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$962
State:	$1,786

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.8%

Here:	75%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 71.9% for AGIs below $10k, 62.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 85331, 85266, 85262, 85024, 85054, 85050.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 2.2% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,937

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (2 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 425 (81 now married, 347 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 85377 with a mortgage: 823 (24 second mortgage, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,314
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $742

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 85377 household income distribution in 2022

• 195Less than $10,000
• 33$10,000 to $14,999
• 69$25,000 to $29,999
• 153$30,000 to $34,999
• 58$35,000 to $39,999
• 40$40,000 to $44,999
• 96$50,000 to $59,999
• 149$60,000 to $74,999
• 100$75,000 to $99,999
• 147$100,000 to $124,999
• 136$125,000 to $149,999
• 355$150,000 to $199,999
• 447$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 85377

• 13$175,000 to $199,999
• 77$300,000 to $399,999
• 150$400,000 to $499,999
• 432$500,000 to $749,999
• 576$750,000 to $999,999
• 865$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 181$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 199$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 85377

• 60$1,000 to $1,249
• 64$1,250 to $1,499
• 36$3,500 or more
• 53No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,626.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,168,059.

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,267,178 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $873,509 - $1,667,863

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $603,669

Here:	$603,669
State:	$521,408

Townhouses or other attached units: $425,635

Here:	$425,635
State:	$387,465

In 2-unit structures: $555,372

Here:	$555,372
State:	$1,060,724

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $326,563

Here:	$326,563
State:	$342,505

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $397,708

Here:	$397,708
State:	$371,286

Mobile homes: $119,264

Here:	$119,264
State:	$141,516

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $63,144

Here:	$63,144
State:	$60,504

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,009
• One, attached: 219
• 3 or 4: 74
• 5 to 9: 39
• 20 to 49: 108
• 50 or more: 46

Unemployment: 2.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 85377

• 48.2%675Drove a car alone
• 0.2%3Carpooled
• 0.4%6Walked
• 2.4%33Other means
• 61.4%860Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 85377

• 31Less than 5 minutes
• 495 to 9 minutes
• 11510 to 14 minutes
• 10820 to 24 minutes
• 6125 to 29 minutes
• 16330 to 34 minutes
• 2335 to 39 minutes
• 2740 to 44 minutes
• 6345 to 59 minutes
• 7190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,668

• Male householders: 890 (247 living alone), Female householders: 1,053 (389 living alone)

• 1,013 spouses (1,013 opposite-sex spouses), 110 unmarried partners, (110 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 305 children (305 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 205 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 82 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 909 2-persons, 162 3-persons, 96 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 634 1-person, 144 2-persons

37 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (36 women).

92.7% of residents of 85377 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% very well, 3% well, 4% not well).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 369
• Northeast: 429
• Midwest: 1,397
• South: 244
• West: 849

86% of the 85377 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• SPACEWORKS, INC (7301 E SUNDANCE TRAIL in CAREFREE, AZ; small business) : $2,381,876 in 20 contracts from 2000 to 2005

  Contracts for Aeronautics and Space Technology -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Management and Support (R&D), Space Science and Applications -- Basic Research (R&D), Engineering and Technical Services, and more by NASA, Air Force, Missile Defense Agency
  Signed by year: 2000: $117,982; 2001: $364,673; 2002: $530,687; 2003: $963,407; 2004: $206,782; 2005: $198,345; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $308,000 with NASA for Aeronautics and Space Technology -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2005-03-28.
  $255,687 with Air Force for Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2002-07-17. Completion date: 2003-10-10.
  $251,673, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-13. Completion date: 2003-10-10.
  $175,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-04-10. Completion date: 2003-10-10.
  

• TEMPO INC (34 EASY STREET SUITE 20 in CAREFREE, AZ; small business) : $1,087,293 in 2 contracts in 2000

  $1,087,293 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Troop Housing Facilities. Taking place in NC. Signed on 2000-03-02. Completion date: 2000-03-03.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2000-03-02. Completion date: 2000-03-03.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (250-499: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 13)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Management Consulting Services (50-99: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (50-99: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 4, 5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)

Most common first names in zip code 85377 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	27	76.4 years
Robert	24	80.7 years
William	20	78.3 years
Dorothy	19	79.7 years
James	18	76.1 years
Mary	18	77.1 years
Joseph	15	77.6 years
George	13	79.3 years
Helen	13	81.9 years
Virginia	11	82.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 85377 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Miller	6	85.5 years
Jones	5	74.0 years
Anderson	5	83.8 years
Carlson	5	79.2 years
Obrien	5	79.4 years
Hoffman	4	77.0 years
Davis	4	82.8 years
Stevens	4	81.2 years
Swanson	4	78.3 years
Williams	4	85.5 years

Businesses in zip code 85377
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		Hilton	1
Decora Cabinetry	1		Lowe's	1
FedEx	1		MasterBrand Cabinets	1
H&R Block	1		UPS	1