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94044 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94044 covers Pacifica, California, with a population of about 37,540 and a median household income of $156,658.

Population
37,5402,488 per square mile
Median age
44.35.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$156,6581.6× the California median
Poverty rate
6.2%6.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,276,756up 0.7% in five years
Median rent
$3,0751.6× the California median
Degree or higher
48.5%13.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
68.4%3.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
633

Where 94044 is

Pacifica, 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

Population37,540
Median age44.3
Family households69.7%
Born outside the US21.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.6%
White (non-Hispanic)48.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)20.6%
Hispanic or Latino19.3%
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$156,658
Income per person$69,915
Poverty rate6.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k0.9%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k2.9%
$60–75k7.2%
$75–100k8.9%
$100–125k8.5%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k16.0%
$200k or more35.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed18,760
Mean adjusted gross income$146,381
Returns declaring $200,000 or more21.6%
Returns, under $25k16.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.7%
Returns, $200k or more21.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,211,700
Median gross rent$3,075
Rent as a share of household income32.2%
Owner-occupied68.4%
Vacant homes4.3%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house73.7%
Attached house5.3%
2 to 4 units4.7%
5 to 19 units7.7%
20 or more units7.1%
Mobile home1.5%
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$1,276,756as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 0.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 46%
Typical asking rent$3,582as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 24%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,400,138$395,623

$395,623 in 2000 to $1,276,756 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$3,582$2,889

$2,928 in 2019 to $3,582 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.5%
High school diploma or higher95.5%
Works from home21.2%
Drives to work alone63.7%
Takes public transport5.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18%
Health

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

Obesity23.7% 9.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.4% 4.7 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)5.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.6% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 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 year71.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.3% 9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.2% 6.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.8% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.2% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.6% 6.4 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 establishments633
People employed4,367
Annual payroll$223,330,000
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 76% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss87.2 out of 100
Community resilience96.1 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.

Landslide97.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake93.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami63.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding32.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning17.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail4.6Very 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$156,658$96,334$78,538
Income per person$69,915$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,211,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,075$1,956$1,348
Homeownership68.4%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.5%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.3%6.4%5.2%
Works from home21.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US21.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age44.337.638.7
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 stationPACIFICA 4 SSE, CA US3.2 km away
Rain in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January58.1°F / 45.3°F6.14 in rain
February60.1°F / 46°F6.48 in rain
March61.4°F / 46.1°F4.45 in rain
April63.9°F / 47.6°F2.36 in rain
May66.9°F / 49.4°F1 in rain
June68.8°F / 50.8°F0.25 in rain
July69.4°F / 52.3°F0.01 in rain
August71°F / 53.3°F0.08 in rain
September72.3°F / 53.4°F0.11 in rain
October70.1°F / 52.3°F1.5 in rain
November64.1°F / 49.7°F2.86 in rain
December58.8°F / 46.2°F6.64 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 supermarket69% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket29% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Jefferson Union High School District48.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Pacifica School District48.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Cabrillo Unified School District2.6% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94066 San Bruno, CA4.7 km away
94015 Daly City, CA6.6 km away
94080 South San Francisco, CA6.6 km away
94030 Millbrae, CA7.3 km away
94083 South San Francisco, CA7.6 km away
94128 San Francisco, CA7.8 km away
94014 Daly City, CA8.4 km away
94037 Montara, CA8.8 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.

San Mateo County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area15.09 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density2,488 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.6196, -122.4816

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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