86520 Zip Code (Low Mountain, AZ) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,258
Zip code population in 2010: 1,793
Zip code population in 2000: 2,422

Houses and condos: 1,045
Renter-occupied apartments: 64
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 86520: 84.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 249.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 86520:

• High school or higher: 66.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
• Unemployed: 22.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 86520:

• Never married: 53.4%
• Now married: 30.0%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 8.6%
• Divorced: 4.9%

• 
• • 2,21198.0%American Indian
  • 341.5%Two or more races
  • 120.5%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 86520, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $20,741 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$20,741
State:	$50,097

Salary/wage: $20,806 (reported on 96.4% of returns)

Here:	$20,806
State:	$42,146

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.5% for AGIs below $10k, 92.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 98.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 97.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,963 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,963
State:	+$11,088

Total itemized deductions: $18,520 (51% of AGI, reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,520
State:	$19,781

Here:	51.0% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

Total tax: $1,632 (reported on 31.9% of returns)

86520:	$1,632
State:	$8,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,146 (reported on 57.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,146
State:	$1,786

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.8%

Here:	77%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 67.6% for AGIs below $10k, 81.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 86503, 86510, 86034, 86538, 86042, 86540.
Low Mountain Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 410
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 372

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 43 (5 now married, 36 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 450 (101 now married, 351 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 86520 with a mortgage: 50
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $912
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $213

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

• Zip code 86520 household income distribution in 2022

• 281Less than $10,000
• 100$10,000 to $14,999
• 54$15,000 to $19,999
• 36$20,000 to $24,999
• 26$25,000 to $29,999
• 64$30,000 to $34,999
• 21$35,000 to $39,999
• 22$40,000 to $44,999
• 17$45,000 to $49,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 32$60,000 to $74,999
• 46$75,000 to $99,999
• 26$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 86520

• 71Less than $10,000
• 46$10,000 to $14,999
• 31$15,000 to $19,999
• 41$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 42$40,000 to $49,999
• 87$50,000 to $59,999
• 26$60,000 to $69,999
• 9$70,000 to $79,999
• 43$80,000 to $89,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 64$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 16$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$175,000 to $199,999
• 23$200,000 to $249,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999
• 20$300,000 to $399,999
• 21$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 86520

• 7Less than $100
• 9$100 to $149
• 5$250 to $299
• 6$300 to $349
• 4$400 to $449
• 4$650 to $699
• 4$900 to $999
• 13No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $748.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $70,087

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $73,441 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $26,071 - $152,420

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $111,266

Here:	$111,266
State:	$521,408

Mobile homes: $101,886

Here:	$101,886
State:	$141,516

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 942
• Two: 4
• Mobile homes: 99

Unemployment: 22.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 86520

• 68.0%271Drove a car alone
• 4.5%18Carpooled
• 1.8%7Walked
• 10.0%40Other means
• 15.3%61Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 86520

• 11Less than 5 minutes
• 485 to 9 minutes
• 1110 to 14 minutes
• 1115 to 19 minutes
• 820 to 24 minutes
• 425 to 29 minutes
• 14730 to 34 minutes
• 535 to 39 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 945 to 59 minutes
• 3760 to 89 minutes
• 2990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,258

• Male householders: 354 (175 living alone), Female householders: 423 (144 living alone)

• 202 spouses (202 opposite-sex spouses), 24 unmarried partners, (24 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 843 children (818 natural, 3 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 248 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 foster children, 69 other relatives, 27 non-relatives

Size of family households: 81 2-persons, 124 3-persons, 95 4-persons, 74 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 319 1-person, 15 2-persons

180 married couples with children.
165 single-parent households (36 men, 129 women).

21.6% of residents of 86520 zip code speak English at home.
76.7% of residents speak other language at home (53% very well, 29% well, 15% not well, 3% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 33.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 25.9%

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

• This state: 2,133
• South: 33
• West: 86

81% of the 86520 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arizona.

101% of the 86520 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 86520 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Kee	5	71.6 years
Mary	5	77.0 years
Clara	3	77.7 years
Bessie	3	77.0 years
John	3	86.6 years
Elsie	2	86.5 years
Billy	2	96.5 years
Hosteen	2	80.5 years
Howard	2	61.0 years
Joe	2	85.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 86520 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Begay	17	79.6 years
Yazzie	14	72.1 years
Tsosie	5	77.2 years
Nelson	5	79.4 years
Burbank	3	87.9 years
Nez	3	68.6 years
Joe	3	67.7 years
Anderson	2	76.0 years
Dailey	2	84.0 years
Wartz	2	66.5 years