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91001 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 91001 covers Altadena, California, with a population of about 36,402 and a median household income of $133,840.

Population
36,4024,407 per square mile
Median age
46.17.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$133,8401.4× the California median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,119,540up 2% in five years
Median rent
$2,2981.2× the California median
Degree or higher
52.1%17.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
80.5%15.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
726

Where 91001 is

Altadena, 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

Population36,402
Median age46.1
Family households71.7%
Born outside the US18.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home28.8%
White (non-Hispanic)36.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)20.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.6%
Hispanic or Latino29.4%
Veterans4.5%
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$133,840
Income per person$66,407
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k0.9%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k3.6%
$60–75k6.3%
$75–100k9.7%
$100–125k8.3%
$125–150k8.2%
$150–200k11.0%
$200k or more34.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,260
Mean adjusted gross income$133,512
Returns declaring $200,000 or more18%
Returns, under $25k22.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.7%
Returns, $200k or more18.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,085,000
Median gross rent$2,298
Rent as a share of household income33.8%
Owner-occupied80.5%
Vacant homes4.6%
Median year built1945

What the homes are

Detached house89.9%
Attached house3.3%
2 to 4 units3.1%
5 to 19 units1.4%
20 or more units2.2%
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$1,119,540as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 9.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 58.9%
Typical asking rent$3,255as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,309,432$284,186

$284,186 in 2000 to $1,119,540 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.1%
High school diploma or higher92.7%
Works from home23.4%
Drives to work alone65.2%
Takes public transport2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.7%
Health

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

Obesity25.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.9% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15% 1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.2% 1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.8% 4.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.4% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.1% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments726
People employed4,572
Annual payroll$250,682,000
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 89.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss91.4 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.

Earthquake92.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche86Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire83.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide65.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather17.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave9.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning7.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind6.9Very 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$133,840$96,334$78,538
Income per person$66,407$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,085,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,298$1,956$1,348
Homeownership80.5%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.1%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate8.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home23.4%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US18.8%26.7%13.9%
Median age46.137.638.7
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 stationPASADENA, CA US4.8 km away
Rain in a year20 in

Average high and low by month

January68.1°F / 45.5°F4.51 in rain
February69.3°F / 46.1°F5.16 in rain
March72.6°F / 48.4°F3.03 in rain
April76.2°F / 50.6°F1.11 in rain
May78.3°F / 53.9°F0.48 in rain
June83.7°F / 57.8°F0.21 in rain
July89.1°F / 62°F0.06 in rain
August91.3°F / 63.2°F0.03 in rain
September89.9°F / 61.6°F0.22 in rain
October83°F / 56.3°F0.84 in rain
November74.7°F / 49.6°F1.1 in rain
December67.2°F / 44.7°F3.33 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 supermarket64% 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%.

Pasadena 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability11.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

91003 Altadena, CA0.8 km away
91104 Pasadena, CA2.9 km away
91103 Pasadena, CA3.1 km away
91012 La Canada Flintridge, CA4.6 km away
91199 Pasadena, CA4.8 km away
91102 Pasadena, CA4.9 km away
91109 Pasadena, CA4.9 km away
91110 Pasadena, CA4.9 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 area8.26 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density4,407 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.1912, -118.1392

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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