Postal Codes

90008 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90008 covers Los Angeles, California, with a population of about 33,443 and a median household income of $61,822.

Population
33,44311,558 per square mile
Median age
41.22.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,82236% below the California median
Poverty rate
16.3%3.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$1,064,721up 5% in five years
Median rent
$1,58919% below the California median
Degree or higher
33.2%1.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
30.4%34.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
451

Where 90008 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

Population33,443
Median age41.2
Family households48.1%
Born outside the US21%
Speaks a language other than English at home32.8%
White (non-Hispanic)5.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)60.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Hispanic or Latino27%
Veterans4.8%
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$61,822
Income per person$39,523
Poverty rate16.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.1%
$10–15k7.5%
$15–20k4.8%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k4.8%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k7.9%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k10.4%
$125–150k4.5%
$150–200k6.9%
$200k or more10.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,180
Mean adjusted gross income$75,442
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.2%
Returns, under $25k32.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.6%
Returns, $200k or more7.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,003,000
Median gross rent$1,589
Rent as a share of household income42.8%
Owner-occupied30.4%
Vacant homes9.3%
Median year built1956

What the homes are

Detached house28.6%
Attached house2.3%
2 to 4 units20.9%
5 to 19 units27.7%
20 or more units20.5%
Mobile home0%
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$1,064,721as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 94.7%
Typical asking rent$2,202as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 2.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 23.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,158,927$243,471

$243,471 in 2000 to $1,064,721 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$2,253$1,529

$1,529 in 2018 to $2,202 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%
High school diploma or higher85.3%
Works from home12.8%
Drives to work alone67.6%
Takes public transport8.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.1%
Health

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

Obesity33% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.9% 1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.3% 3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support34.4% 9.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity25.7% 8.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps27.1% 12.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity22.2% 8.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness42.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12% 3.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.6% 2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments451
People employed3,727
Annual payroll$138,486,000
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 92.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 16 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.

River flooding97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake93.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide38.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire21.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail16Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave13.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning6.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5.1Very 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$61,822$96,334$78,538
Income per person$39,523$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate16.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,003,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,589$1,956$1,348
Homeownership30.4%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate8.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home12.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US21%26.7%13.9%
Median age41.237.638.7
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 stationCULVER CITY, CA US6.8 km away
Rain in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January66.6°F / 48°F3.25 in rain
February66.5°F / 48.5°F3.46 in rain
March68.2°F / 50.8°F2.16 in rain
April70.8°F / 53.1°F0.6 in rain
May72°F / 56.6°F0.38 in rain
June74.7°F / 60.3°F0.06 in rain
July78°F / 63.1°F0.02 in rain
August79.1°F / 63.6°F0 in rain
September78.4°F / 62.2°F0.13 in rain
October75.8°F / 57.9°F0.56 in rain
November70.6°F / 51.9°F0.94 in rain
December65.9°F / 47.3°F2.49 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 supermarket27% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket54% of this ZIP code's area
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 vulnerability53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status91more vulnerable than 91% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability13.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

90016 Los Angeles, CA2.3 km away
90043 Los Angeles, CA2.8 km away
90018 Los Angeles, CA3.1 km away
90062 Los Angeles, CA3.3 km away
90056 Los Angeles, CA4 km away
90019 Los Angeles, CA4.1 km away
90302 Inglewood, CA4.3 km away
90037 Los Angeles, CA5.1 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 area2.89 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density11,558 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.0116, -118.3411

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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