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93923 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93923 covers Carmel, California, with a population of about 12,377 and a median household income of $122,500.

Population
12,37761 per square mile
Median age
60.421.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$122,5001.3× the California median
Poverty rate
7.1%5.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$2,363,535up 25.5% in five years
Median rent
$2,2141.1× the California median
Degree or higher
65.1%30.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
75.6%10.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
568

Where 93923 is

Carmel, 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

Population12,377
Median age60.4
Family households61%
Born outside the US11.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.6%
White (non-Hispanic)76.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.9%
Hispanic or Latino11.1%
Veterans8.2%
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$122,500
Income per person$103,010
Poverty rate7.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k3.6%
$60–75k4.3%
$75–100k9.1%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k5.8%
$150–200k9.7%
$200k or more34.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,310
Mean adjusted gross income$264,938
Returns declaring $200,000 or more30.9%
Returns, under $25k18.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.5%
Returns, $200k or more30.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,570,800
Median gross rent$2,214
Rent as a share of household income37.8%
Owner-occupied75.6%
Vacant homes22.9%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house78%
Attached house9.8%
2 to 4 units4.3%
5 to 19 units2.9%
20 or more units4.6%
Mobile home0.5%
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$2,363,535as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.1%
Typical asking rent$5,142as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$2,363,535$696,303

$696,303 in 2000 to $2,363,535 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher65.1%
High school diploma or higher95.3%
Works from home18.9%
Drives to work alone59.3%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.8%
Health

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

Obesity24.1% 9.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.7% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.1% 3.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.8% 8.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.5% 6.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)15% 7.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening93.5% 7.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening75.1% 10.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76% 14.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.2% 6.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity5.8% 11.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.3% 9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.4% 7.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5% 8.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.3% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours25.9% 10.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.5% 7.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments568
People employed4,810
Annual payroll$288,105,000
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 85.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81.1 out of 100
Community resilience22.1 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.

Landslide99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake87.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding60.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought49.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami21.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather17.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche16.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning12.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail3.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind2.9Very 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$122,500$96,334$78,538
Income per person$103,010$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate7.1%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,570,800$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,214$1,956$1,348
Homeownership75.6%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher65.1%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%6.4%5.2%
Works from home18.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US11.4%26.7%13.9%
Median age60.437.638.7
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 stationMONTEREY, CA US5.1 km away
Rain in a year20 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January60.2°F / 44.7°F4.35 in rain
February61.1°F / 45.2°F3.99 in rain
March62.7°F / 45.9°F3.32 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April63.3°F / 46.7°F1.48 in rain
May63.7°F / 48.8°F0.6 in rain
June66.1°F / 50.6°F0.15 in rain
July67.2°F / 52.8°F0.05 in rain
August68.7°F / 53.6°F0.06 in rain
September70.9°F / 53.4°F0.09 in rain
October70.8°F / 51.5°F0.91 in rain
November64.4°F / 47.5°F1.8 in rain
December58.7°F / 44.2°F3.62 in rain, 0.1 in snow
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 supermarket26% 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.

Carmel Unified School District97.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District2.2% 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 status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93921 Carmel By The Sea, CA2.7 km away
93922 Carmel, CA2.8 km away
93940 Monterey, CA5.9 km away
93943 Monterey, CA6 km away
93942 Monterey, CA6.1 km away
93953 Pebble Beach, CA6.5 km away
93944 Monterey, CA6.8 km away
93950 Pacific Grove, CA8.3 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.

Monterey County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area202.72 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq mi
Population density61 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.5457, -121.8949

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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