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91042 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 91042 covers Tujunga, California, with a population of about 27,055 and a median household income of $81,707.

Population
27,055543 per square mile
Median age
45.77 points above the US average
Median household income
$81,70715% below the California median
Poverty rate
11.4%1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$903,590up 14.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,7829% below the California median
Degree or higher
29.1%5.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
53.2%11.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
478

Where 91042 is

Tujunga, 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

Population27,055
Median age45.7
Family households70.1%
Born outside the US45.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home64.1%
White (non-Hispanic)58.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.6%
Hispanic or Latino26.9%
Veterans3.8%
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$81,707
Income per person$42,540
Poverty rate11.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k7.3%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k6.3%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k4.3%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k10.5%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k10.0%
$150–200k11.0%
$200k or more14.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,310
Mean adjusted gross income$79,548
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.7%
Returns, under $25k28.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.4%
Returns, $200k or more6.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$801,800
Median gross rent$1,782
Rent as a share of household income37.8%
Owner-occupied53.2%
Vacant homes5.8%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house61.1%
Attached house6.2%
2 to 4 units3.4%
5 to 19 units13.7%
20 or more units14.9%
Mobile home0.6%
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$903,590as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.2%
Typical asking rent$2,814as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$906,471$198,809

$198,809 in 2000 to $903,590 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,828$2,447

$2,447 in 2022 to $2,814 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%
High school diploma or higher84.4%
Works from home11.2%
Drives to work alone73.3%
Takes public transport2.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.9%
Health

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

Obesity26.3% 7.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.7% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.9% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73% 3.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16% 1.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.5% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.4% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15% 1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments478
People employed2,498
Annual payroll$105,489,000
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 90.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss92.5 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.

Wildfire97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche85.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake85Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather29.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail16.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave15.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado10.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind2.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning1.2Very 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$81,707$96,334$78,538
Income per person$42,540$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate11.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$801,800$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,782$1,956$1,348
Homeownership53.2%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate8%6.4%5.2%
Works from home11.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US45.4%26.7%13.9%
Median age45.737.638.7
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 stationBURBANK GLENDALE PASADENA AP, CA US9 km away
Rain in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January67°F / 45.3°F2.97 in rain
February66.8°F / 46.4°F3.95 in rain
March69.5°F / 49°F2.43 in rain
April72.7°F / 51.9°F0.74 in rain
May75.5°F / 56.6°F0.29 in rain
June80.3°F / 59.9°F0.09 in rain
July86.7°F / 64.5°F0.01 in rain
August88.9°F / 64.9°F0.01 in rain
September86.6°F / 62.9°F0.11 in rain
October79.4°F / 57.5°F0.6 in rain
November72.5°F / 49°F0.69 in rain
December66.1°F / 44.2°F2.02 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 supermarket2% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Los Angeles Unified School District91% of this ZIP code's land area
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District7.2% of this ZIP code's land area
La Cañada Unified School District1.8% 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 vulnerability72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

91043 Tujunga, CA0.4 km away
91041 Sunland, CA2.1 km away
91214 La Crescenta, CA4.4 km away
91040 Sunland, CA4.9 km away
91224 La Crescenta, CA5.3 km away
91046 Verdugo City, CA6.3 km away
91020 Montrose, CA6.9 km away
91504 Burbank, CA7.1 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 area49.8 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density543 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.2544, -118.2849

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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