ZIP Code 85708 — Tucson city, AZ Demographics & Data

ZIP code 85708 covers Tucson, AZ in Pima County with a population of about 4,279.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 23.2 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 520; U.S. House district AZ-6; the TUCSON (SIERRA VISTA) media market.

Median household income in ZIP 85708 is about $63,021 — about 16% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 7.6%; unemployment rate near 13.2%; 29.1% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 4.6 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Other services, and Public administration; about 4.4% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 10.8 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,510 (about 30% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 0.5% (about 64.9 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Tucson city, AZ as Relatively High (composite score 99.1), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (99.7) and flood (99.5). 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 Tucson city, AZ show little to no average snow and around 11.6 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 144 for ZIP 85708 (Tucson 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.