ZIP Code 90012 — Los Angeles, California
90012 is a renter-dominated, middle-income Los Angeles ZIP code with 37,336 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $66,860, about the same as the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $693,600.
How 90012 compares
| Figure | 90012 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $66,860 | $67,834 | 64th of 95 |
| Median home value | $693,600 | $972,050 | 70th of 95 |
| Median gross rent | $2,116 | $1,792 | 38th of 95 |
| Median age | 36.7 | 36.7 | 54th of 95 (tied) |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 28.4 min | 30.8 min | 60th of 95 (tied) |
| Poverty rate | 23.2% | 18.4% | 19th of 95 |
| Owner-occupied homes | 8% | 29% | 87th of 95 (tied) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39% | 41% | 48th of 95 (tied) |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9% | 8.6% | 57th 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 90012
Just 8% of households own their home and 92% rent, tied for the 6th-lowest of 95 for ownership.
Education runs ahead of income here. 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, but median household income ($66,860) is 22% below the $86,186 that a trend line across the site's ZIPs predicts for that degree rate.
23.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line, 26% above the 18.4% Los Angeles ZIP median and the 19th-highest of 95. Unemployment (6.9%) is not unusually high, so much of that poverty is among people who work or who are outside the labor force.
Buying and renting in 90012
Homes here cost 10.4 times the median household income, below the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 39th most attainable of 90 on price-to-income. No ZIP among its 5 nearest with an exact ratio is more attainable by this measure. Renting, the majority choice here, costs 38.0% of median household income, one of the heavier rent burdens on the site, over HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.
90012 and its neighbors
Next to its five nearest ZIPs (90013, 90026, 90017, 90014, 90033), 90012 differs most on poverty rate: 23.2% against a neighborhood median of 34.0%.
The sharpest contrast is 90013 (Los Angeles), about 1.5 miles away, where the average commute is 6.7 minutes longer. The closest match among the five is 90017 (Los Angeles).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90012 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.