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90703 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90703 covers Cerritos, California, with a population of about 48,607 and a median household income of $133,300.

Population
48,6075,556 per square mile
Median age
47.18.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$133,3001.4× the California median
Poverty rate
6.1%6.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,097,084up 30.3% in five years
Median rent
$2,9101.5× the California median
Degree or higher
56.9%21.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
74.5%9.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,984

Where 90703 is

Cerritos, 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

Population48,607
Median age47.1
Family households84%
Born outside the US43.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home56.9%
White (non-Hispanic)11.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)61.5%
Hispanic or Latino15.1%
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$133,300
Income per person$54,719
Poverty rate6.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k3.7%
$60–75k4.5%
$75–100k10.9%
$100–125k10.5%
$125–150k10.8%
$150–200k15.8%
$200k or more27.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed24,630
Mean adjusted gross income$109,867
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13.9%
Returns, under $25k22.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.5%
Returns, $200k or more13.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$906,500
Median gross rent$2,910
Rent as a share of household income25%
Owner-occupied74.5%
Vacant homes1.8%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house80.8%
Attached house6.9%
2 to 4 units4%
5 to 19 units2.4%
20 or more units5.8%
Mobile home0.1%
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$1,097,084as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79.9%
Typical asking rent$3,488as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 33.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,097,084$292,336

$292,336 in 2000 to $1,097,084 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$3,488$2,282

$2,282 in 2017 to $3,488 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.9%
High school diploma or higher93.8%
Works from home17.3%
Drives to work alone70.2%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.6%
Health

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

Obesity16.7% 16.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.7% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression13.3% 8.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.9% 4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.5% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.5% 7.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support31.3% 6.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.3% 7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.2% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.3% 7.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,984
People employed41,558
Annual payroll$2,650,307,000
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 89.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss89.4 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.

Earthquake95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding90.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail27.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire22.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide18.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind7.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought6.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning5.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather0Very 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$133,300$96,334$78,538
Income per person$54,719$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6.1%12%12.4%
Median home value$906,500$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,910$1,956$1,348
Homeownership74.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.9%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home17.3%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US43.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age47.137.638.7
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 stationFULLERTON MUNI AP, CA US8.3 km away
Rain in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January68.8°F / 46.4°F2.85 in rain
February69°F / 48.3°F3.02 in rain
March71°F / 51.5°F1.74 in rain
April74.2°F / 53.8°F0.59 in rain
May75.7°F / 58.1°F0.3 in rain
June79°F / 62.6°F0.08 in rain
July84.4°F / 66.1°F0.02 in rain
August86.7°F / 66.4°F0.02 in rain
September85.4°F / 64.6°F0.14 in rain
October80.3°F / 58.3°F0.5 in rain
November74°F / 50.7°F0.74 in rain
December68.1°F / 45.6°F1.86 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 supermarket22% 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.

ABC Unified School District97.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Bellflower Unified School District2.4% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability14.3 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

90701 Artesia, CA0.4 km away
90702 Artesia, CA1.3 km away
90715 Lakewood, CA3 km away
90623 La Palma, CA3.3 km away
90651 Norwalk, CA4.1 km away
90652 Norwalk, CA4.1 km away
90716 Hawaiian Gardens, CA4.2 km away
90650 Norwalk, CA4.5 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 area8.75 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density5,556 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.8669, -118.0686

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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