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90012 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90012 covers Los Angeles, California, with a population of about 37,463 and a median household income of $67,635.

Population
37,46310,298 per square mile
Median age
36.12.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$67,63530% below the California median
Poverty rate
22.7%10.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$595,405down 5.8% in five years
Median rent
$2,1161.1× the California median
Degree or higher
39.5%4.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
8.2%56.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,379

Where 90012 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

Population37,463
Median age36.1
Family households34.9%
Born outside the US41.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home56.5%
White (non-Hispanic)18.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)35.3%
Hispanic or Latino28.5%
Veterans2.1%
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$67,635
Income per person$41,589
Poverty rate22.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.3%
$10–15k10.5%
$15–20k6.3%
$20–25k5.3%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k7.0%
$75–100k10.7%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k9.3%
$200k or more9.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,480
Mean adjusted gross income$74,850
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.1%
Returns, under $25k30.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.0%
Returns, $200k or more6.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$686,400
Median gross rent$2,116
Rent as a share of household income32.5%
Owner-occupied8.2%
Vacant homes7.9%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house4.2%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units5.1%
5 to 19 units13.2%
20 or more units75.2%
Mobile home0.3%
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$595,405as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 5.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 23.9%
Typical asking rent$2,544as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 8.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$669,317$173,154

$173,154 in 2000 to $595,405 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$2,570$2,240

$2,357 in 2018 to $2,544 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%
High school diploma or higher77.5%
Works from home23.2%
Drives to work alone52.3%
Takes public transport8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.5%
Health

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

Obesity24% 9.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.2% 8.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.1% 6.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.9% 3.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.2% 1 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 disability15.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening49.7% 14.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.3% 7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support35% 10.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.8% 6.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.3% 7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness42.7% 8.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.9% 4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.4% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,379
People employed23,147
Annual payroll$1,545,786,000
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 81.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.2 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.

Earthquake96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide62.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding34.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire29.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail16.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought10.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather6.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning4.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind3.6Very 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$67,635$96,334$78,538
Income per person$41,589$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate22.7%12%12.4%
Median home value$686,400$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,116$1,956$1,348
Homeownership8.2%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home23.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US41.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age36.137.638.7
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 US1.2 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 status85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Walkability12.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

90009 Los Angeles, CA1.1 km away
90030 Los Angeles, CA1.1 km away
90050 Los Angeles, CA1.1 km away
90051 Los Angeles, CA1.1 km away
90052 Los Angeles, CA1.1 km away
90053 Los Angeles, CA1.1 km away
90054 Los Angeles, CA1.1 km away
90055 Los Angeles, CA1.1 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 area3.64 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density10,298 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.0614, -118.2385

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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