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90712 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90712 covers Lakewood, California, with a population of about 30,672 and a median household income of $119,246.

Population
30,6727,275 per square mile
Median age
37.61.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$119,2461.2× the California median
Poverty rate
4.3%8.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$873,692up 18.7% in five years
Median rent
$2,3021.2× the California median
Degree or higher
36.9%1.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
75.8%10.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
742

Where 90712 is

Lakewood, 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

Population30,672
Median age37.6
Family households77.1%
Born outside the US19%
Speaks a language other than English at home36.1%
White (non-Hispanic)31.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)10.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)17%
Hispanic or Latino34.1%
Veterans4.9%
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$119,246
Income per person$46,642
Poverty rate4.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k3.2%
$60–75k5.3%
$75–100k12.8%
$100–125k13.0%
$125–150k12.2%
$150–200k17.2%
$200k or more18.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed15,960
Mean adjusted gross income$90,482
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.5%
Returns, under $25k20.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.6%
Returns, $200k or more8.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$779,600
Median gross rent$2,302
Rent as a share of household income29.1%
Owner-occupied75.8%
Vacant homes1.7%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house84.5%
Attached house2.3%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units7%
20 or more units4.7%
Mobile home0.1%
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$873,692as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.3%
Typical asking rent$3,558as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$873,692$225,813

$225,813 in 2000 to $873,692 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home14.3%
Drives to work alone75.8%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.1%
Health

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

Obesity24% 9.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.2% 4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.8% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.3% 1.4 pts below 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 year73% 3.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68% 6.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.2% 5.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.5% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments742
People employed10,654
Annual payroll$426,347,000
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 66% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.8 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.

Earthquake92.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado17.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail15.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave13.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire8.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning3.9Very 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$119,246$96,334$78,538
Income per person$46,642$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate4.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$779,600$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,302$1,956$1,348
Homeownership75.8%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home14.3%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US19%26.7%13.9%
Median age37.637.638.7
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 stationLONG BEACH DAUGHERTY FLD, CA US4.4 km away
Rain in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January67.4°F / 46.9°F2.89 in rain
February66.8°F / 48.4°F3.02 in rain
March68.6°F / 51.2°F1.65 in rain
April71.4°F / 53.9°F0.56 in rain
May73.1°F / 57.9°F0.26 in rain
June76.1°F / 61.3°F0.07 in rain
July81.4°F / 64.9°F0.05 in rain
August83.2°F / 65.5°F0.01 in rain
September82.4°F / 63.9°F0.08 in rain
October77.7°F / 59.1°F0.53 in rain
November72.5°F / 51.6°F0.75 in rain
December66.7°F / 46.6°F2.15 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Long Beach Unified School District66.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Bellflower Unified School District23.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Paramount Unified School District9.8% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability10.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

90714 Lakewood, CA1.1 km away
90846 Long Beach, CA3 km away
90713 Lakewood, CA3.2 km away
90805 Long Beach, CA3.5 km away
90807 Long Beach, CA3.9 km away
90707 Bellflower, CA4.3 km away
90706 Bellflower, CA4.3 km away
90808 Long Beach, CA4.4 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 area4.22 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density7,275 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.8512, -118.1457

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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