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90018 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90018 covers Los Angeles, California, with a population of about 48,812 and a median household income of $63,671.

Population
48,81216,267 per square mile
Median age
37.41.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$63,67134% below the California median
Poverty rate
19.2%6.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$843,775down 1.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,51223% below the California median
Degree or higher
24.4%10.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
32.1%32.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
557

Where 90018 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

Population48,812
Median age37.4
Family households64.7%
Born outside the US37%
Speaks a language other than English at home62%
White (non-Hispanic)8.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)23.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.7%
Hispanic or Latino57.1%
Veterans2.6%
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$63,671
Income per person$29,677
Poverty rate19.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.3%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k3.9%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k13.3%
$100–125k10.5%
$125–150k4.3%
$150–200k8.3%
$200k or more7.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed21,510
Mean adjusted gross income$56,319
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.2%
Returns, under $25k35.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.3%
Returns, $200k or more3.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$886,800
Median gross rent$1,512
Rent as a share of household income34.7%
Owner-occupied32.1%
Vacant homes7.1%
Median year built1941

What the homes are

Detached house38%
Attached house8.3%
2 to 4 units24%
5 to 19 units14.4%
20 or more units14.7%
Mobile home0.3%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$843,775as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 1.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 80%
Typical asking rent$2,377as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 24%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$942,478$173,108

$173,108 in 2000 to $843,775 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$2,377$1,842

$1,842 in 2019 to $2,377 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%
High school diploma or higher73.9%
Works from home10%
Drives to work alone67%
Takes public transport10%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.2%
Health

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

Obesity31.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15% 3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.8% 10.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.9% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.6% 4.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.7% 3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening51.2% 13.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.9% 10.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support34.7% 9.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity30.8% 13.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps29.2% 14.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity25.2% 11.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.9% 5.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness43.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.6% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12% 3.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.4% 4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.1% 3.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments557
People employed5,859
Annual payroll$321,582,000
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 88.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 24 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss85.9 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.

Earthquake95.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide17.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado14.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail11.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning6.8Very 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$63,671$96,334$78,538
Income per person$29,677$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate19.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$886,800$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,512$1,956$1,348
Homeownership32.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home10%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US37%26.7%13.9%
Median age37.437.638.7
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 US7.8 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 supermarket19% 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 vulnerability90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Household characteristics68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Walkability14.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

90007 Los Angeles, CA2.6 km away
90019 Los Angeles, CA2.8 km away
90062 Los Angeles, CA3 km away
90008 Los Angeles, CA3.1 km away
90006 Los Angeles, CA3.1 km away
90016 Los Angeles, CA3.5 km away
90005 Los Angeles, CA3.5 km away
90010 Los Angeles, CA3.7 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 sq mi
Population density16,267 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.0290, -118.3152

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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