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90049 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90049 covers Los Angeles, California, with a population of about 36,735 and a median household income of $169,898.

Population
36,7352,454 per square mile
Median age
39.40.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$169,8981.8× the California median
Poverty rate
5.6%6.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$3,004,881up 20.6% in five years
Median rent
$2,9131.5× the California median
Degree or higher
80.8%45.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
52.7%12.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,998

Where 90049 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

Population36,735
Median age39.4
Family households50.7%
Born outside the US20.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home22%
White (non-Hispanic)75.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.1%
Hispanic or Latino8.3%
Veterans2.8%
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$169,898
Income per person$129,130
Poverty rate5.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k2.2%
$60–75k3.7%
$75–100k8.4%
$100–125k7.1%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k12.9%
$200k or more42.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,910
Mean adjusted gross income$467,962
Returns declaring $200,000 or more35.3%
Returns, under $25k16.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.8%
Returns, $200k or more35.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$2,000,000+
Median gross rent$2,913
Rent as a share of household income26.4%
Owner-occupied52.7%
Vacant homes11.1%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house40.8%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units4%
5 to 19 units26%
20 or more units27.4%
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$3,004,881as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.6%
Typical asking rent$3,860as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 29.2%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 48.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$3,004,881$610,774

$610,774 in 2000 to $3,004,881 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$3,860$2,425

$2,425 in 2015 to $3,860 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher80.8%
High school diploma or higher99%
Works from home31.9%
Drives to work alone55.9%
Takes public transport1.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.6%
Health

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

Obesity20.4% 13 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6% 7.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12% 8.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3% 8.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.2% 12.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.7% 2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.8% 5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.4% 3.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist77% 15.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.9% 8.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6% 11.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.2% 9.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.1% 7.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.2% 5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.5% 4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.1% 8.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,998
People employed17,671
Annual payroll$1,473,258,000
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 87.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss92 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.

Earthquake92.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire83Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami40Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail21.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado21.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave12.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather10Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought5.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind3.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning1.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding1Relatively 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$169,898$96,334$78,538
Income per person$129,130$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate5.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$2,000,000+$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,913$1,956$1,348
Homeownership52.7%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher80.8%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home31.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US20.4%26.7%13.9%
Median age39.437.638.7
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 stationGETTY CTR, CA US2.4 km away
Rain in a year18 in

Average high and low by month

January66.4°F / 52.3°F4.56 in rain
February65.8°F / 50.3°F4.83 in rain
March67.8°F / 50.7°F2.66 in rain
April70.2°F / 51.6°F0.74 in rain
May72.7°F / 54°F0.45 in rain
June75.1°F / 56.5°F0.16 in rain
July80°F / 59.6°F0.03 in rain
August82.7°F / 61.6°F0 in rain
September82°F / 63°F0.13 in rain
October76.6°F / 58.9°F0.74 in rain
November72°F / 55.6°F0.76 in rain
December65.2°F / 50.6°F3.09 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 supermarket91% of this ZIP code's area
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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability8.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

90024 Los Angeles, CA3.1 km away
90025 Los Angeles, CA3.3 km away
90404 Santa Monica, CA4.4 km away
90402 Santa Monica, CA4.4 km away
90403 Santa Monica, CA4.5 km away
90272 Pacific Palisades, CA5.2 km away
90406 Santa Monica, CA5.4 km away
90407 Santa Monica, CA5.4 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 area14.97 sq mi
Population density2,454 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.0660, -118.4740

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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