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90040 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90040 covers Los Angeles, California, with a population of about 11,683 and a median household income of $70,909.

Population
11,6832,098 per square mile
Median age
37.51.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$70,90926% below the California median
Poverty rate
15.5%3.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$700,562up 18.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,39029% below the California median
Degree or higher
11.7%23.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
54.1%10.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,292

Where 90040 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

Population11,683
Median age37.5
Family households75.9%
Born outside the US35.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home73.5%
White (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino94.2%
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$70,909
Income per person$26,424
Poverty rate15.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance30.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k8.6%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k0.7%
$40–45k0.2%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k11.3%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k11.5%
$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 filed5,750
Mean adjusted gross income$57,899
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.7%
Returns, under $25k30.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k32.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.9%
Returns, $200k or more1.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$576,900
Median gross rent$1,390
Rent as a share of household income37.7%
Owner-occupied54.1%
Vacant homes0.9%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house60.8%
Attached house10.8%
2 to 4 units9.3%
5 to 19 units10.2%
20 or more units8.5%
Mobile home0.4%
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$700,562as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$700,562$160,333

$160,333 in 2000 to $700,562 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%
High school diploma or higher65%
Works from home7.8%
Drives to work alone71.3%
Takes public transport4.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.3%
Health

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

Obesity30.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health32.4% 12.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)22.1% 10.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.1% 8.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70% 4.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69% 7.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening48.3% 16 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52% 9.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support33.9% 9.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity31% 13.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25.2% 10.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity25.5% 11.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness42.8% 8.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.6% 4.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.2% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.8% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.6% 4 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,292
People employed44,111
Annual payroll$2,396,355,000
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 99.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss99.4 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.

Earthquake99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding93.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail45.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide38.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave19.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning8.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather4.8Very 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$70,909$96,334$78,538
Income per person$26,424$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate15.5%12%12.4%
Median home value$576,900$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,390$1,956$1,348
Homeownership54.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home7.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US35.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age37.537.638.7
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 US10.1 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 supermarket99% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket99% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket43% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Montebello Unified School District95.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Los Angeles Unified School District4.5% 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 vulnerability92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Household characteristics88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability13.3 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

90201 Bell Gardens, CA2.9 km away
90270 Maywood, CA3.2 km away
90202 Bell, CA3.5 km away
90022 Los Angeles, CA3.7 km away
90640 Montebello, CA4.5 km away
90240 Downey, CA4.9 km away
90661 Pico Rivera, CA5.3 km away
90662 Pico Rivera, CA5.3 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 area5.57 sq mi
Population density2,098 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.9909, -118.1532

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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