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90250 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90250 covers Hawthorne, California, with a population of about 94,991 and a median household income of $74,923.

Population
94,99114,035 per square mile
Median age
344.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$74,92322% below the California median
Poverty rate
15.3%2.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$880,696up 8.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,72312% below the California median
Degree or higher
25.9%9.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
31.8%33.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,411

Where 90250 is

Hawthorne, 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

Population94,991
Median age34
Family households66.3%
Born outside the US32.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home56.1%
White (non-Hispanic)11.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)22.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.3%
Hispanic or Latino54.6%
Veterans2.9%
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$74,923
Income per person$35,599
Poverty rate15.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k4.3%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k10.6%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k10.4%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k8.1%
$200k or more10.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed43,650
Mean adjusted gross income$62,973
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.2%
Returns, under $25k29.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.2%
Returns, $200k or more4.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$827,600
Median gross rent$1,723
Rent as a share of household income34.3%
Owner-occupied31.8%
Vacant homes4.1%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house31.8%
Attached house6.3%
2 to 4 units12%
5 to 19 units21.2%
20 or more units28%
Mobile home0.6%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$880,696as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 8.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.4%
Typical asking rent$2,153as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 22.4%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 62.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$901,728$209,562

$209,562 in 2000 to $880,696 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,153$1,194

$1,194 in 2015 to $2,153 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%
High school diploma or higher78.9%
Works from home9.6%
Drives to work alone70.6%
Takes public transport3.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.5%
Health

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

Obesity30.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.3% 7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.8% 5.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83% 2.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening53% 11.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support34% 9.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity27.8% 10.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps26.2% 11.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity23.6% 9.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness43% 8.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,411
People employed30,688
Annual payroll$2,998,133,000
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 85.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 27 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.5 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.

Earthquake93.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail17.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning7.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide7.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought4.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire1.9Very 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$74,923$96,334$78,538
Income per person$35,599$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate15.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$827,600$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,723$1,956$1,348
Homeownership31.8%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate8%6.4%5.2%
Works from home9.6%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US32.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age3437.638.7
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 stationHAWTHORNE MUNI AP, CA US1.7 km away
Rain in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January67.3°F / 49.2°F2.67 in rain
February66.8°F / 50.6°F2.96 in rain
March67.8°F / 52.7°F1.67 in rain
April69.7°F / 54.8°F0.6 in rain
May70.7°F / 58.4°F0.29 in rain
June73.1°F / 61.5°F0 in rain
July77.2°F / 64.7°F0.02 in rain
August78.7°F / 65.3°F0 in rain
September78.5°F / 64.5°F0.17 in rain
October76°F / 60.3°F0.48 in rain
November71.7°F / 53.6°F0.72 in rain
December66.4°F / 48.8°F2.19 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 supermarket11% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Centinela Valley Union High School District40.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Hawthorne Elementary School District34.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Wiseburn Unified School District13.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Lawndale Elementary School District6.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Los Angeles Unified School District5.2% 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 vulnerability61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Walkability14 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

90251 Hawthorne, CA0.4 km away
90304 Inglewood, CA2.8 km away
90260 Lawndale, CA2.9 km away
90261 Lawndale, CA3 km away
90303 Inglewood, CA3 km away
90249 Gardena, CA3.2 km away
90301 Inglewood, CA4.6 km away
90504 Torrance, CA5.2 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 area6.77 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density14,035 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.9143, -118.3493

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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