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90005 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90005 covers Los Angeles, California, with a population of about 38,747 and a median household income of $52,755.

Population
38,74732,841 per square mile
Median age
35.43.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$52,75545% below the California median
Poverty rate
24.6%12.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$870,425down 9.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,64816% below the California median
Degree or higher
38%3 points above the US average
Homeownership
9%56 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
816

Where 90005 is

Los Angeles, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population38,747
Median age35.4
Family households46.4%
Born outside the US52.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home73.7%
White (non-Hispanic)10.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)32.3%
Hispanic or Latino47.7%
Veterans1.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$52,755
Income per person$37,303
Poverty rate24.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.8%
$10–15k8.4%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k5.8%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k4.4%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k10.0%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k4.3%
$150–200k5.9%
$200k or more7.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed17,480
Mean adjusted gross income$72,696
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k34.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.1%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,084,400
Median gross rent$1,648
Rent as a share of household income35.7%
Owner-occupied9%
Vacant homes9.7%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house5.6%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units5.9%
5 to 19 units21.4%
20 or more units65.9%
Mobile home0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$870,425as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 9.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 20.5%
Typical asking rent$2,404as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 10.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,025,554$265,664

$265,664 in 2000 to $870,425 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$2,493$2,029

$2,029 in 2017 to $2,404 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6%
Bachelor's degree or higher38%
High school diploma or higher73.7%
Works from home13.7%
Drives to work alone52.8%
Takes public transport20.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity25.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.3% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.1% 5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.9% 8.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.8% 5.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.9% 3.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.7% 7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening80.6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening47.4% 16.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.7% 9.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support34.7% 9.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity28.4% 11.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps26.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity20.9% 7.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness43% 8.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.2% 4.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15% 1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.6% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14% 1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments816
People employed5,791
Annual payroll$264,407,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 92.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 23 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss90.2 out of 100
Community resilience12.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide24.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail16.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning7.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought3.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire1.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$52,755$96,334$78,538
Income per person$37,303$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate24.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,084,400$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,648$1,956$1,348
Homeownership9%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home13.7%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US52.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age35.437.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLOS ANGELES DWTN USC CAMPUS, CA US6.1 km away
Rain in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January68°F / 48.9°F3.29 in rain
February68°F / 50°F3.64 in rain
March69.9°F / 52.4°F2.23 in rain
April72.4°F / 54.8°F0.69 in rain
May73.7°F / 58.1°F0.32 in rain
June77.2°F / 61.4°F0.09 in rain
July82°F / 64.7°F0.02 in rain
August84°F / 65.4°F0 in rain
September83°F / 64.2°F0.13 in rain
October78.6°F / 59.9°F0.58 in rain
November72.9°F / 53.1°F0.78 in rain
December67.4°F / 48.2°F2.48 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Los Angeles Unified School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Walkability16.1 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

90010 Los Angeles, CA0.3 km away
90020 Los Angeles, CA0.9 km away
90006 Los Angeles, CA1.3 km away
90004 Los Angeles, CA2 km away
90057 Los Angeles, CA2.3 km away
90017 Los Angeles, CA3.2 km away
90015 Los Angeles, CA3.2 km away
90019 Los Angeles, CA3.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Los Angeles County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.18 sq mi
Population density32,841 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.0585, -118.3012

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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