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Superior, AZ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Superior, Arizona (Superior, AZ — Census place “Superior town”) is 2,470 residents, ranking #138 of 467 places in Arizona. Median household income is $42,050, the median home is worth $136,700 and median gross rent runs $792 a month. Looking for the Superior Arizona ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Superior, AZ: 85173.

Population
2,470Superior town residents
Median household income
$42,050Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$136,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$792Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
52.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
71.2%Owner-occupied households

Superior ZIP codes (Arizona)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Superior.

The Superior AZ ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Superior town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Superior town median would spend about 22.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.8% of residents and 71.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Superior town, AZ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Superior town is a small town in Arizona, with 2,470 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #138 of 467 ranked by population — larger than 70% of them. The median age here is 52.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Superior town earn a median of $42,050 a year, 46.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 34% below the $63,545 median for the 206 Arizona cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 15.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Superior town is valued at $136,700, 54.9% below the national figure and 44% below the $242,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $792 a month, 43.7% below the national figure, or roughly $9,504 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 71.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

A median age of 52.8 puts Superior town well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Superior town?
Superior town has 2,470 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #138 of 467 in Arizona.
What is the median household income in Superior town?
Median household income in Superior town is $42,050 a year, 46.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Superior town?
Median gross rent is $792 a month and the median home value is $136,700, so rent absorbs about 22.6% of median household income.
Is Superior town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Superior town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Superior town data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.