ZIP Code 90008 — Los Angeles, California
90008 is a majority-renter, middle-income Los Angeles ZIP code with 33,252 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $61,846, 9% below the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $1,040,600.
How 90008 compares
| Figure | 90008 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,846 | $67,834 | 71st of 95 |
| Median home value | $1,040,600 | $972,050 | 38th of 95 |
| Median gross rent | $1,612 | $1,792 | 69th of 95 |
| Median age | 41.8 | 36.7 | 13th of 95 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 32.8 min | 30.8 min | 17th of 95 (tied) |
| Poverty rate | 17.9% | 18.4% | 34th of 95 |
| Owner-occupied homes | 31% | 29% | 54th of 95 (tied) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33% | 41% | 57th of 95 (tied) |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0% | 8.6% | 41st 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 90008
The median resident is 41.8 years old, 5.1 years older than in the typical Los Angeles ZIP and the 13th-oldest of 95.
The average commute is 32.8 minutes, 2.0 minutes longer than in the typical Los Angeles ZIP and tied for the 17th-longest of 95.
Education runs ahead of income here. 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, but median household income ($61,846) is 22% below the $79,212 that a trend line across the site's ZIPs predicts for that degree rate.
Buying and renting in 90008
Homes here cost 16.8 times the median household income, above the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 18th least affordable of 90 on price-to-income. All 5 of its nearest ZIPs with an exact ratio are more attainable; the closest to local incomes is 90062 (Los Angeles), at 10.5. Renting, the majority choice here, costs 31.3% of median household income, over HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.
90008 and its neighbors
Next to its five nearest ZIPs (90016, 90043, 90056, 90018, 90062), 90008 differs most on median age: 41.8 against a neighborhood median of 37.7.
The sharpest contrast is 90056 (Los Angeles), about 1.9 miles away, where median household income is $71,202 higher. The closest match among the five is 90018 (Los Angeles).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90008 Census figures
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Postal and location facts
The main area code is the code most numbers in the ZIP use; overlay codes can also be assigned in the same area.
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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.