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90402 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90402 covers Santa Monica, California, with a population of about 11,178 and a median household income of $182,688.

Population
11,1785,473 per square mile
Median age
50.912.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$182,6881.9× the California median
Poverty rate
7%5.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$4,833,497up 22.9% in five years
Median rent
$2,6981.4× the California median
Degree or higher
79.5%44.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
73.8%8.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
472

Where 90402 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

Population11,178
Median age50.9
Family households65.6%
Born outside the US15.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.1%
White (non-Hispanic)73.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9%
Hispanic or Latino9.7%
Veterans3.3%
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$182,688
Income per person$141,452
Poverty rate7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.1%
$10–15k2.5%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k0.3%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k0.1%
$50–60k2.3%
$60–75k5.9%
$75–100k5.6%
$100–125k8.6%
$125–150k5.7%
$150–200k7.9%
$200k or more46.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,150
Mean adjusted gross income$665,115
Returns declaring $200,000 or more44.1%
Returns, under $25k17.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k8.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k7.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.7%
Returns, $200k or more44.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$2,000,000+
Median gross rent$2,698
Rent as a share of household income21.2%
Owner-occupied73.8%
Vacant homes17.3%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house61.7%
Attached house2.5%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units12.3%
20 or more units20.1%
Mobile home1.2%
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$4,833,497as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 11.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 113.7%
Typical asking rent$6,342as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 9.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 52.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$4,833,497$838,014

$838,014 in 2000 to $4,833,497 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$6,342$3,690

$3,690 in 2018 to $6,342 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher79.5%
High school diploma or higher96.9%
Works from home32%
Drives to work alone55.9%
Takes public transport1.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.5%
Health

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

Obesity20.5% 12.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9% 3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes5.9% 7.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)2.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.9% 11.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.9% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.9% 6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist79.5% 18.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.5% 7.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity5.4% 11.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.6% 9.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.2% 8.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81% 5.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.4% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat2.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.5% 8.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.4% 8.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments472
People employed1,814
Annual payroll$159,605,000
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 94.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 5 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.

Earthquake97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding93.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding48.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide47.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami43.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire28.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning2.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather2.8Very 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$182,688$96,334$78,538
Income per person$141,452$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate7%12%12.4%
Median home value$2,000,000+$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,698$1,956$1,348
Homeownership73.8%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher79.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home32%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US15.2%26.7%13.9%
Median age50.937.638.7
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 US3.1 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 supermarket26% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District73.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Los Angeles Unified School District26.8% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% 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.

90403 Santa Monica, CA1.2 km away
90406 Santa Monica, CA2 km away
90407 Santa Monica, CA2 km away
90408 Santa Monica, CA2 km away
90409 Santa Monica, CA2 km away
90410 Santa Monica, CA2 km away
90411 Santa Monica, CA2 km away
90401 Santa Monica, CA2.2 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 area2.04 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density5,473 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.0349, -118.5030

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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