ZIP Code 90003 — Los Angeles, California
90003 is a majority-renter, lower-income Los Angeles ZIP code with 70,065 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $56,030, 17% below the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $576,600.
How 90003 compares
| Figure | 90003 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,030 | $67,834 | 84th of 95 |
| Median home value | $576,600 | $972,050 | 88th of 95 |
| Median gross rent | $1,537 | $1,792 | 79th of 95 |
| Median age | 30.9 | 36.7 | 92nd of 95 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 35.6 min | 30.8 min | 6th of 95 |
| Poverty rate | 25.0% | 18.4% | 14th of 95 |
| Owner-occupied homes | 27% | 29% | 61st of 95 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7% | 41% | 93rd of 95 (tied) |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1% | 8.6% | 22nd of 95 (tied) |
Ranks count from the highest value (1st) among the 95 ZIP codes on this site with full Census data. The Los Angeles (LA) ZIP median is the middle value across the 60 of them with a Los Angeles mailing address.
What stands out in 90003
7% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor's degree, tied for the lowest of 95; the Los Angeles ZIP median is 41%.
The median resident is 30.9 years old, 5.8 years younger than in the typical Los Angeles ZIP and the 4th-youngest of 95. 73% of households rent.
The average commute is 35.6 minutes, 4.9 minutes longer than in the typical Los Angeles ZIP and the 6th-longest of 95.
Buying and renting in 90003
Homes here cost 10.3 times the median household income, below the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 36th most attainable of 90 on price-to-income. Renting, the majority choice here, costs 32.9% of median household income, over HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.
90003 and its neighbors
Next to its five nearest ZIPs (90044, 90001, 90002, 90047, 90037), 90003 differs most on average commute: 35.6 min against a neighborhood median of 34.0 min.
The sharpest contrast is 90047 (Los Angeles), about 2.1 miles away, where the median resident is 9.0 years older. The closest match among the five is 90044 (Los Angeles).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90003 Census figures
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Postal and location facts
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Sources and methodology
Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024 for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), the Census Bureau's stand-in for a ZIP code. They describe the area over the five-year survey window, not a single year, and small areas carry wider margins of error. Comparisons and ranks are computed on this site from the same figures; the "Los Angeles ZIP median" is the middle value across the Los Angeles ZIP codes here, each counted once.
| Figure | Census table |
|---|---|
| Population | B01003 |
| Median age | B01002 |
| Median household income | B19013 |
| Poverty rate | S1701 |
| Unemployment rate | S2301 |
| Owner / renter share of occupied homes | B25003 |
| Median home value (owner estimate) | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | B25064 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | S1501 |
| Mean travel time to work | DP03 |
Land and water area come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area geography; density is population ÷ land area. Area codes come from North American Numbering Plan maps and ZIP city names from the USPS. Full field list, formulas and limitations: methodology.