85609 Zip Code (Dragoon, AZ) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 457
Zip code population in 2010: 392
Zip code population in 2000: 297

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 85609: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 130.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,312 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 85609:

• High school or higher: 99.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 4.5%

For population 15 years and over in 85609:

• Never married: 3.0%
• Now married: 91.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.6%
• Divorced: 0.0%

• 
• • 39486.2%White
  • 6313.8%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 85609, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,879 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,879
State:	$50,097

Salary/wage: $30,456 (reported on 68.2% of returns)

Here:	$30,456
State:	$42,146

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.1% for AGIs below $10k, 54.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 45.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $966 (reported on 43.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$966
Arizona:	$2,374

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,621 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,621
State:	$3,888

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,926 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,926
State:	+$17,569

Profit/loss from business: +$6,000 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,000
State:	+$11,088

Total itemized deductions: $14,561 (31% of AGI, reported on 31.1% of returns)

Here:	$14,561
State:	$19,781

Here:	30.7% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,688 (3% of AGI, reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,688
State:	$3,389

Here:	3.3% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

Total tax: $4,645 (reported on 70.5% of returns)

85609:	$4,645
State:	$8,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,786 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,786
State:	$1,786

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 52.3%

Here:	52%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 47.6% for AGIs below $10k, 57.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 51.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 85627, 85606, 85630, 85602, 85638, 85643.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 214

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 74 (72 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 85609 with a mortgage: 103
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,489
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $422

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

• Zip code 85609 household income distribution in 2022

• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 84$60,000 to $74,999
• 55$125,000 to $149,999
• 50$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 85609

• 12$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 56$200,000 to $249,999
• 147$500,000 to $749,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $118,314
• Some other race householders: $223,558
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $238,692

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $436,185

Here:	$436,185
State:	$521,408

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 170
• Mobile homes: 40

Unemployment: 4.5%

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 85609

• 42Less than 5 minutes
• 17160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 41.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 457

• Male householders: 187 (0 living alone), Female householders: 27 (0 living alone)

• 220 spouses (220 opposite-sex spouses), 14 unmarried partners, (14 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 193 2-persons, 9 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 12 2-persons

13 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

87.8% of residents of 85609 zip code speak English at home.
13.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DRAGOON CSWLF (3 MI E OF I-10 IN DRAGOON RD in DRAGOON, AZ)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
  

• NORD COPPER CORPORATION JOHNSON CAMP MINE (3048 SEVEN DASH RD. in DRAGOON, AZ)

  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: COPPER ORES
  

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

• This state: 104
• Northeast: 8
• Midwest: 165
• South: 30
• West: 84

42% of the 85609 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arizona.

102% of the 85609 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Museums (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Copper Ore and Nickel Ore Mining (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 85609 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	3	71.4 years
James	2	79.5 years
Flossie	2	91.5 years
George	2	73.5 years
Edward	2	74.4 years
Harry	2	84.5 years
Helen	2	83.5 years
Jose	2	68.0 years
Kenneth	2	79.1 years
Mary	2	72.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 85609 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Comstock	3	74.3 years
Osborne	3	75.3 years
Adams	2	81.0 years
Collins	2	60.0 years
Lavoy	2	81.5 years
Auriti	2	86.5 years
Davidson	2	73.5 years
Erickson	2	72.0 years
Ligier	2	75.0 years
Clemmons	2	76.1 years