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90017 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90017 covers Los Angeles, California, with a population of about 28,981 and a median household income of $51,317.

Population
28,98140,992 per square mile
Median age
32.95.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$51,31747% below the California median
Poverty rate
35.4%23 points above the US average
Typical home value
$586,499down 18.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,66915% below the California median
Degree or higher
36.2%1.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
6%59 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,997

Where 90017 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

Population28,981
Median age32.9
Family households37.7%
Born outside the US43.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home66.3%
White (non-Hispanic)10.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)17.9%
Hispanic or Latino56.4%
Veterans1.7%
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$51,317
Income per person$35,790
Poverty rate35.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k12.1%
$10–15k8.8%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k5.7%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k12.3%
$100–125k6.0%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k4.8%
$200k or more6.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,140
Mean adjusted gross income$73,373
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.2%
Returns, under $25k33.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.6%
Returns, $200k or more5.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$675,500
Median gross rent$1,669
Rent as a share of household income38.4%
Owner-occupied6%
Vacant homes11.3%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house1.8%
Attached house0.1%
2 to 4 units2%
5 to 19 units8.9%
20 or more units87%
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$586,499as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 18.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 14.5%
Typical asking rent$2,590as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 1.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$817,499$182,673

$182,673 in 2000 to $586,499 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$2,743$2,473

$2,679 in 2018 to $2,590 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%
High school diploma or higher72.3%
Works from home16.2%
Drives to work alone40.7%
Takes public transport21.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.1%
Health

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

Obesity30.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health33.1% 12.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)19.1% 7.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34% 8.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.1% 9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication63.6% 11.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year66.5% 10.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening76.2% 9.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.8% 7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening42.1% 22.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist46.6% 14.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38% 7.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support35% 10.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity37.1% 20 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps37.1% 22.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity28.1% 14.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport18.7% 9.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness44.6% 10.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.2% 8.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.9% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14.9% 6.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.5% 10.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10.9% 5.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,997
People employed48,859
Annual payroll$5,328,403,000
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 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss88.7 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.

Earthquake98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide34.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado19.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail17.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave13.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning6.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire1.2Relatively 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$51,317$96,334$78,538
Income per person$35,790$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate35.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$675,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,669$1,956$1,348
Homeownership6%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home16.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US43.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age32.937.638.7
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 US2.9 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 vulnerability82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport94more vulnerable than 94% of US census tracts
Walkability15.9 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

90189 Los Angeles, CA1.1 km away
90071 Los Angeles, CA1.1 km away
90057 Los Angeles, CA1.1 km away
90015 Los Angeles, CA1.5 km away
90014 Los Angeles, CA1.9 km away
90009 Los Angeles, CA2.1 km away
90030 Los Angeles, CA2.1 km away
90050 Los Angeles, CA2.1 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 area0.71 sq mi
Population density40,992 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.0559, -118.2666

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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