ZIP Code 90036 — Los Angeles, California
90036 is a renter-dominated, higher-income Los Angeles ZIP code with 39,278 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $109,785, 62% above the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $1,881,900.
How 90036 compares
| Figure | 90036 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $109,785 | $67,834 | 18th of 95 |
| Median home value | $1,881,900 | $972,050 | 8th of 95 |
| Median gross rent | $2,788 | $1,792 | 8th of 95 |
| Median age | 36.7 | 36.7 | 54th of 95 (tied) |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 28.2 min | 30.8 min | 64th of 95 (tied) |
| Poverty rate | 11.0% | 18.4% | 66th of 95 |
| Owner-occupied homes | 14% | 29% | 78th of 95 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 69% | 41% | 11th of 95 (tied) |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5% | 8.6% | 20th 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 90036
The median owner-estimated home value is $1,881,900, 94% above the $972,050 Los Angeles ZIP median and the 8th-highest of 95. Incomes do not keep up: homes cost 17.1 times median household income, against 12.7 in the typical Los Angeles ZIP.
Median gross rent is $2,788, 56% above the $1,792 Los Angeles ZIP median and the 8th-highest of 95. It also takes 30.5% of the median household's income, past HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
69% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor's degree, tied for the 11th-highest of 95; the Los Angeles ZIP median is 41%.
Buying and renting in 90036
Homes here cost 17.1 times the median household income, above the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 16th least affordable of 90 on price-to-income. Renting, the majority choice here, costs 30.5% of median household income, over HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.
90036 and its neighbors
Next to its five nearest ZIPs (90048, 90019, 90038, 90004, 90020), 90036 differs most on median rent: $2,788 against a neighborhood median of $1,795, the highest in the group.
The sharpest contrast is 90020 (Los Angeles), about 2.3 miles away, where the median home value is $1,034,200 lower. The closest match among the five is 90048 (Los Angeles).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90036 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.