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94550 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94550 covers Livermore, California, with a population of about 49,610 and a median household income of $177,218.

Population
49,610182 per square mile
Median age
42.33.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$177,2181.8× the California median
Poverty rate
4.2%8.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,209,575up 7.9% in five years
Median rent
$2,6811.4× the California median
Degree or higher
55.8%20.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
74.4%9.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,304

Where 94550 is

Livermore, 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

Population49,610
Median age42.3
Family households76.3%
Born outside the US16.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.6%
White (non-Hispanic)60.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)15%
Hispanic or Latino17.8%
Veterans5.9%
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$177,218
Income per person$83,075
Poverty rate4.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k2.0%
$60–75k3.9%
$75–100k7.6%
$100–125k7.5%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k12.5%
$200k or more46.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed23,340
Mean adjusted gross income$180,034
Returns declaring $200,000 or more28.6%
Returns, under $25k16.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k11.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.3%
Returns, $200k or more28.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,146,700
Median gross rent$2,681
Rent as a share of household income30.2%
Owner-occupied74.4%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house76.1%
Attached house6.1%
2 to 4 units3.7%
5 to 19 units5.4%
20 or more units8.3%
Mobile home0.4%
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$1,209,575as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 47.6%
Typical asking rent$3,015as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 14.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,312,524$393,364

$393,364 in 2000 to $1,209,575 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$3,015$2,314

$2,314 in 2017 to $3,015 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.8%
High school diploma or higher96.2%
Works from home22.1%
Drives to work alone64.7%
Takes public transport2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.9%
Health

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

Obesity23.2% 10.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.5% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.1% 9.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.4% 11.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.6% 5.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.5% 8.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.7% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.3% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.9% 8.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,304
People employed25,905
Annual payroll$2,367,509,000
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 97.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss97.9 out of 100
Community resilience76.4 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.

Landslide98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake94.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding90.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity62.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail23.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado19.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather15.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind4.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche4.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning2.2Very 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$177,218$96,334$78,538
Income per person$83,075$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate4.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,146,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,681$1,956$1,348
Homeownership74.4%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.8%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%6.4%5.2%
Works from home22.1%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US16.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age42.337.638.7
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 stationLIVERMORE, CA US4.7 km away
Rain in a year15 in

Average high and low by month

January56.8°F / 39°F2.78 in rain
February61°F / 41°F2.72 in rain
March65.8°F / 43.3°F2.2 in rain
April70.6°F / 45.7°F1.1 in rain
May76.6°F / 50°F0.51 in rain
June83.9°F / 53.8°F0.12 in rain
July89°F / 56.6°F0 in rain
August88.6°F / 56.6°F0.04 in rain
September85.9°F / 54.7°F0.09 in rain
October77.2°F / 49.7°F0.77 in rain
November64.9°F / 42.8°F1.54 in rain
December56.9°F / 38.8°F2.73 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District58.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Patterson Joint Unified School District31.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Milpitas Unified School District6.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Lammersville Joint Unified School District (9-12)1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Mountain House Elementary School District1.5% 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 vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability6.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94551 Livermore, CA7.8 km away
94566 Pleasanton, CA10.1 km away
94588 Pleasanton, CA11.7 km away
94537 Fremont, CA14 km away
94540 Hayward, CA14 km away
94557 Hayward, CA14 km away
94586 Sunol, CA14.5 km away
94568 Dublin, CA14.5 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.

Alameda County61.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Santa Clara County38.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area271.98 sq mi
Water area1.95 sq mi
Population density182 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.6830, -121.7630

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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