ZIP Code 85396 — Buckeye city, AZ Demographics & Data

ZIP code 85396 covers Buckeye, AZ in Maricopa County with a population of about 38,489.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 40.3 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 623; U.S. House district AZ-9; the PHOENIX (PRESCOTT) media market.

Median household income in ZIP 85396 is about $114,266 — about 52% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 5.9%; unemployment rate near 6.0%; 33.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (roughly in line with the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade, Healthcare, and Manufacturing; about 24.9% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 9.8 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $451,000 — about 30% above the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,888 (about 62% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 93.5% (about 28.1 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 85396 in Buckeye, AZ, a household would need roughly $124,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $2,897. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($114,266). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Buckeye city, AZ as Very High (composite score 99.9), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (99.9) and wildfire (99.6). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Buckeye city, AZ show little to no average snow and around 8.2 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 1,291 for ZIP 85396 (Buckeye city, AZ) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.