ZIP Code 90242

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Los Angeles County, California.

Population: 40,983
Median household income: $83,238
Median home value: $676,100

ZIP Code 90242 (Los Angeles County, California) is home to about 40,983 residents. At $83,238, its median household income sits below Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 90242's population declined 4.0% from 42,694 to 40,983, while its median gross rent rose 24.2% from $1,509 to $1,874.

Households average 3.22 people. The median gross rent is $1,874.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,983
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $83,238
Median home value: $676,100
Median gross rent: $1,874
Housing units: 12,756
Homeownership rate: 52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,69440,983

Median household income

$71,233$83,238

Median home value

$513,900$676,100

Median gross rent

$1,509$1,874

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,694	$71,233	$513,900	$1,509
2020	41,703	$73,037	$527,600	$1,593
2021	43,002	$75,005	$557,700	$1,703
2022	41,685	$81,448	$634,800	$1,824
2023	40,983	$83,238	$676,100	$1,874

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,604	3.9%
5 to 17	7,153	17.5%
18 to 24	3,690	9.0%
25 to 34	6,621	16.2%
35 to 44	5,040	12.3%
45 to 54	5,354	13.1%
55 to 64	5,398	13.2%
65 to 74	4,049	9.9%
75 and over	2,074	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,218	10.3%
Black or African American	1,598	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.1%
Asian	2,566	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	203	0.5%
Some other race	138	0.3%
Two or more races	467	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31,772	77.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.4%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,110	21.4%
High school graduate	7,011	24.6%
Some college or associate's	8,505	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	5,027	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,883	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit2.8%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,239	72.6%
Carpooled	2,089	10.7%
Public transit	541	2.8%
Walked	470	2.4%
Bicycle	60	0.3%
Worked from home	1,938	9.9%
Other means	277	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,867	16.2%
15 to 29 min	7,027	39.8%
30 to 44 min	3,565	20.2%
45 to 59 min	2,270	12.8%
60+ min	1,947	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.22
Poverty rate: 9.3% (3,765 of 40,601)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,698	77.1%
Nonfamily households	2,873	22.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,571	98.5%
Vacant	185	1.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,584	52.4%
Renter-occupied	5,987	47.6%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units15.4%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,429	58.2%
1-unit, attached	848	6.6%
2 to 4 units	523	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1,865	14.6%
20 or more units	1,965	15.4%
Mobile home & other	126	1.0%

ZIP Code 90242

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