Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,506
| This zip code: | $37,506 | | Arizona: | $49,889 |
Nearest zip codes: 85630, 85627, 85609, 85616, 85641, 85638.
Housing units in zip code 85602 with a mortgage: 808 (157 second mortgage, 111 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 449
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,108
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $285
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 14.0% | | Whole state: | 14.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.2 | | State: | 5.7 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 3.7 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 85602: Antelope Ranch (A), B Smith Ranch (B), Barney Ranch (C), Pride Ranch (D), Last Chance Ranch (E), Browning Ranch (F), Pachelo Ranch (G), Williams Ranch (H), Majalcas Ranch (I), Cascabel Ranch (J), Mackenzie Ranch (K), Tres Alamos Ranch (L), Jay Six Ranch (M), Muleshoe Ranch (N), Stansbury Ranch (O), Spear Ranch (P), Soza Ranch (Q), Singing Wind Ranch (R), Siemond Ranch (S), Sibyl (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Sacaton Tank (A), Bald Ridge Number One Tank (B), Bald Ridge Number Two Tank (C), Bear Tank (D), Bill Williams Tank (E), Twin Tanks (F), Boulder Tank (G), White Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pacheco Wash (A), Sheep Wash (B), Martinez Wash (C), Soza Wash (D), Middle Canyon Wash (E), Tres Alamos Wash (F), Teran Wash (G), Palomas Wash (H), Redrock Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Benson Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 180
- 1995 to 1998: 845
- 1990 to 1994: 445
- 1980 to 1989: 1,073
- 1970 to 1979: 999
- 1960 to 1969: 414
- 1950 to 1959: 294
- 1940 to 1949: 189
- 1939 or earlier: 182
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Benson, AZ (85602): |
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- no bedroom: 47
- 1 bedrooms: 457
- 2 bedrooms: 827
- 3 bedrooms: 1,234
- 4 bedrooms: 269
- 5 or more bedrooms: 82
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 45
- 1 bedrooms: 173
- 2 bedrooms: 276
- 3 bedrooms: 218
- 4 bedrooms: 37
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 85602 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 133
- 1 vehicle: 1,054
- 2 vehicles: 1,199
- 3 vehicles: 394
- 4 vehicles: 109
- 5 or more vehicles: 27
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 131
- 1 vehicle: 301
- 2 vehicles: 289
- 3 vehicles: 27
- 4 vehicles: 8
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 85602:
- Less than $10,000: 71
- $10,000 to $14,999: 36
- $15,000 to $19,999: 36
- $20,000 to $24,999: 32
- $25,000 to $29,999: 29
- $30,000 to $34,999: 27
- $35,000 to $39,999: 25
- $40,000 to $49,999: 99
- $50,000 to $59,999: 139
- $60,000 to $69,999: 140
- $70,000 to $79,999: 119
- $80,000 to $89,999: 111
- $90,000 to $99,999: 133
- $100,000 to $124,999: 299
- $125,000 to $149,999: 301
- $150,000 to $174,999: 208
- $175,000 to $199,999: 252
- $200,000 to $249,999: 428
- $250,000 to $299,999: 199
- $300,000 to $399,999: 200
- $400,000 to $499,999: 67
- $500,000 to $749,999: 75
- $750,000 to $999,999: 16
- $1,000,000 or more: 15
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 85602:
- Less than $100: 13
- $100 to $149: 26
- $150 to $199: 21
- $200 to $249: 23
- $250 to $299: 29
- $300 to $349: 39
- $350 to $399: 46
- $400 to $449: 27
- $450 to $499: 40
- $500 to $549: 14
- $550 to $599: 59
- $600 to $649: 65
- $700 to $749: 13
- $750 to $799: 18
- No cash rent: 107
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $174,689.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $197,503
- Black or African American householders: $101,467
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $147,747
- Some other race householders: $178,166
- Two or more races householders: $64,748
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $150,137
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $166,989 (it was $66,400 in 2000)
| 85602: | $166,989 | | Arizona: | $237,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $110,385 - $200,213
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $230,465| Here: | $230,465 | | State: | $341,391 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,992| Here: | $117,992 | | State: | $183,008 |
Mobile homes: $59,719| Here: | $59,719 | | State: | $51,746 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,142| Here: | $38,142 | | State: | $39,763 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,109
- One, attached: 39
- Two: 55
- 3 or 4: 51
- 5 to 9: 20
- 10 to 19: 12
- 20 to 49: 55
- Mobile homes: 1,906
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 374

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,266 (72%)
- Carpooled: 547 (17%)
- Bicycle: 22 (1%)
- Walked: 134 (4%)
- Other means: 58 (2%)
- Worked at home: 109 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 238
- 5 to 9 minutes: 670
- 10 to 14 minutes: 472
- 15 to 19 minutes: 137
- 20 to 24 minutes: 140
- 25 to 29 minutes: 12
- 30 to 34 minutes: 157
- 35 to 39 minutes: 104
- 40 to 44 minutes: 130
- 45 to 59 minutes: 538
- 60 to 89 minutes: 344
- 90 or more minutes: 85
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 8,531
- In family households: 7,268 (2,141 male householders, 434 female householders)
2,105 spouses, 2,176 children (2,023 natural, 77 adopted, 76 stepchildren), 151 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 56 other relatives, 121 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,263 (425 male householders (360 living alone)), 665 female householders (583 living alone)), 173 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 91 (57 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,494 2-persons, 399 3-persons, 377 4-persons, 187 5-persons, 63 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 943 1-person, 137 2-persons, 10 4-persons.
1,301 married couples with children.
428 single-parent households (143 men, 285 women).
86.8% of residents of 85602 zip code speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 20% well, 7% not well, 2% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 338 (3.8%)
(61.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 12.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (52%)
- Canada (22%)
- Germany (9%)
- Chile (4%)
- United Kingdom (3%)
- Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (2%)
- Guatemala (2%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 34
- 1990 to 1994: 5
- 1985 to 1989: 31
- 1980 to 1984: 17
- 1975 to 1979: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 28
- 1970 to 1974: 60
- 1965 to 1969: 155
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White population: 8,026
Black population: 52
American Indian population: 97
Asian population: 34
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 8
Some other race population: 429
Two or more races population: 233

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 1836 |
|  German: 1246 |
|  English: 1067 |
|  United States or American: 630 |
|  Irish: 525 |
|  Italian: 194 |
|  Scottish: 185 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 176 |
|  Norwegian: 138 |
|  Swedish: 121 |
|  Danish: 120 |
|  French (except Basque): 114 |
|  Dutch: 111 |
|  French Canadian: 97 |
|  Polish: 79 |
|  Welsh: 58 |
|  Croatian: 46 |
|  European: 45 |
|  Canadian: 32 |
|  Swiss: 26 |
|  British: 26 |
|  Austrian: 23 |
|  Portuguese: 22 |
|  Basque: 22 |
|  Russian: 21 |
|  Lithuanian: 20 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 16 |
|  Yugoslavian: 14 |
|  Hungarian: 11 |
|  Arab:: 11 |
|  Lebanese: 10 |
|  Celtic: 9 |
|  Armenian: 9 |
|  Northern European: 9 |
|  Finnish: 9 |
|  Scandinavian: 7 |
|  Czech: 5 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 5 |
|  African: 5 |
|  Greek: 3 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 1 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $67,892
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (51%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (4%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2946
- Northeast: 756
- Midwest: 2067
- South: 964
- West: 1450
47% of the 85602 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Arizona.
Population in 1990: 6,141. Population change in the 1990s: +2,738 (+44.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39
| Here: | 5.2% | | Arizona: | 6.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30
| Here: | 5.0% | | Arizona: | 6.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 45
| Here: | 16.5% | | Arizona: | 13.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- MARLYN DEAN EAST (N PHYSICA ADDRESS in BENSON, AZ; small business): $70,413 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2003
$44,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services. Signed on 2002-03-15. Completion date: 2002-12-15.
$26,413 with Forest Service for Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services. Signed on 2003-07-15. Completion date: 2005-03-15.
- GEORGE ROLAND BALLOU III (537 WEST 9TH in BENSON, AZ; small business): $44,012 in 2 contracts in 2002
$28,962 with Army for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2002-09-26. Completion date: 2003-09-01.
$15,050, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-11. Completion date: 2003-09-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Utilities: Natural Gas Distribution (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 5, 1-4: 5)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (50-99: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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64 people in nursing homes
27 people in homes for the mentally ill
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