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90401 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90401 covers Santa Monica, California, with a population of about 7,925 and a median household income of $106,704.

Population
7,92510,503 per square mile
Median age
36.42.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$106,7041.1× the California median
Poverty rate
19.2%6.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$1,279,812down 13.5% in five years
Median rent
$2,5491.3× the California median
Degree or higher
75.5%40.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
4.8%60.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,831

Where 90401 is

Santa Monica, 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

Population7,925
Median age36.4
Family households25.1%
Born outside the US28.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home24.6%
White (non-Hispanic)70.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.3%
Hispanic or Latino10.2%
Veterans3.5%
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$106,704
Income per person$104,897
Poverty rate19.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.8%
$10–15k6.1%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k2.6%
$60–75k5.9%
$75–100k7.0%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k10.2%
$150–200k8.6%
$200k or more23.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,540
Mean adjusted gross income$273,770
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.8%
Returns, under $25k20.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.3%
Returns, $200k or more19.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,129,700
Median gross rent$2,549
Rent as a share of household income28.4%
Owner-occupied4.8%
Vacant homes14.5%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house2.2%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units2.8%
5 to 19 units30.1%
20 or more units64.6%
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$1,279,812as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 13.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 12.9%
Typical asking rent$3,765as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 13.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,544,981$455,822

$455,822 in 2000 to $1,279,812 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$3,765$3,319

$3,453 in 2019 to $3,765 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6%
Bachelor's degree or higher75.5%
High school diploma or higher97.2%
Works from home32.9%
Drives to work alone44.2%
Takes public transport3.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.2%
Health

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

Obesity23.9% 9.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.5% 7.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.7% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.3% 9.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.4% 6.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.6% 6.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.6% 5.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68% 6.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.5% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.3% 4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.8% 4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.7% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.8% 8.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,831
People employed28,197
Annual payroll$2,961,520,000
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 96.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96.7 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.

Earthquake99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding64.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami38Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide36.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning2.8Very 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$106,704$96,334$78,538
Income per person$104,897$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate19.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,129,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,549$1,956$1,348
Homeownership4.8%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher75.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6%6.4%5.2%
Works from home32.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US28.3%26.7%13.9%
Median age36.437.638.7
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 stationSANTA MONICA PIER, CA US1.4 km away
Rain in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January62°F / 49.6°F3.08 in rain
February62.2°F / 49.7°F3.1 in rain
March61.8°F / 51.8°F1.74 in rain
April63.4°F / 53.2°F0.57 in rain
May63.4°F / 55.8°F0.23 in rain
June66.3°F / 59.2°F0.05 in rain
July69.4°F / 61.5°F0.03 in rain
August69.7°F / 62.3°F0.01 in rain
September70°F / 60.9°F0.03 in rain
October67.5°F / 58.5°F0.49 in rain
November66.9°F / 53.6°F0.81 in rain
December63.4°F / 49.5°F2.03 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%.

Santa Monica-Malibu 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 vulnerability69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Walkability18.6 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

90406 Santa Monica, CA0.2 km away
90407 Santa Monica, CA0.2 km away
90408 Santa Monica, CA0.2 km away
90409 Santa Monica, CA0.2 km away
90410 Santa Monica, CA0.2 km away
90411 Santa Monica, CA0.2 km away
90403 Santa Monica, CA1.2 km away
90404 Santa Monica, CA1.9 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 area0.75 sq mi
Population density10,503 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.0176, -118.4907

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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