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94061 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94061 covers Redwood City, California, with a population of about 37,369 and a median household income of $141,599.

Population
37,3699,678 per square mile
Median age
37.61.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$141,5991.5× the California median
Poverty rate
6.2%6.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,985,786up 14.8% in five years
Median rent
$2,8181.4× the California median
Degree or higher
51.4%16.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
52.9%12.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
628

Where 94061 is

Redwood City, 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

Population37,369
Median age37.6
Family households69.4%
Born outside the US28.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home44.7%
White (non-Hispanic)39.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)14.1%
Hispanic or Latino37.6%
Veterans2.4%
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$141,599
Income per person$73,078
Poverty rate6.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k0.7%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k4.2%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k9.0%
$100–125k6.7%
$125–150k9.6%
$150–200k9.9%
$200k or more36.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,020
Mean adjusted gross income$186,757
Returns declaring $200,000 or more24.8%
Returns, under $25k18.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.7%
Returns, $200k or more24.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,938,300
Median gross rent$2,818
Rent as a share of household income35.9%
Owner-occupied52.9%
Vacant homes6.9%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house53.1%
Attached house12.6%
2 to 4 units8%
5 to 19 units18%
20 or more units8.3%
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$1,985,786as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 53.4%
Typical asking rent$3,621as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 24.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,990,246$485,230

$485,230 in 2000 to $1,985,786 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$3,621$2,728

$2,728 in 2017 to $3,621 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.4%
High school diploma or higher87.2%
Works from home20.7%
Drives to work alone63.5%
Takes public transport2.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.8%
Health

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

Obesity25.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.8% 7.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.1% 5.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.1% 7.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.2% 5.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.1% 4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.3% 4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.7% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.4% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28% 8.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.3% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments628
People employed4,764
Annual payroll$327,654,000
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 81.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss90.8 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.

Earthquake95.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide48.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire28.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning17.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado6.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail5.2Very 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$141,599$96,334$78,538
Income per person$73,078$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,938,300$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,818$1,956$1,348
Homeownership52.9%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home20.7%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US28.9%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 stationREDWOOD CITY, CA US1.5 km away
Rain in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January58.9°F / 40.5°F3.81 in rain
February61.9°F / 42.5°F3.65 in rain
March65.3°F / 44.6°F3.02 in rain
April68.5°F / 46.5°F1.15 in rain
May72.9°F / 50.4°F0.46 in rain
June78.8°F / 53.6°F0.16 in rain
July81°F / 56.6°F0 in rain
August80.8°F / 56.5°F0.04 in rain
September79.3°F / 54.3°F0.07 in rain
October74.6°F / 49.8°F0.87 in rain
November64.7°F / 43.9°F1.87 in rain
December58.6°F / 40.2°F3.92 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 supermarket36% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Redwood City Elementary School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Sequoia Union High School District50% 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability9.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94063 Redwood City, CA2.7 km away
94027 Atherton, CA2.8 km away
94025 Menlo Park, CA4.8 km away
94070 San Carlos, CA4.8 km away
94304 Palo Alto, CA5.4 km away
94062 Redwood City, CA7.3 km away
94301 Palo Alto, CA7.5 km away
94305 Stanford, CA7.6 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 area3.86 sq mi
Population density9,678 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4647, -122.2304

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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