ZIP Code 90037 — Los Angeles, California
90037 is a renter-dominated, lower-income Los Angeles ZIP code with 65,482 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $57,622, 15% below the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $666,400.
How 90037 compares
| Figure | 90037 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,622 | $67,834 | 82nd of 95 |
| Median home value | $666,400 | $972,050 | 75th of 95 |
| Median gross rent | $1,485 | $1,792 | 86th of 95 |
| Median age | 33.8 | 36.7 | 78th of 95 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 35.8 min | 30.8 min | 5th of 95 |
| Poverty rate | 25.6% | 18.4% | 12th of 95 |
| Owner-occupied homes | 23% | 29% | 67th of 95 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11% | 41% | 88th of 95 |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0% | 8.6% | 25th 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 90037
The average commute is 35.8 minutes, 5.0 minutes longer than in the typical Los Angeles ZIP and the 5th-longest of 95.
11% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor's degree, the 8th-lowest of 95; the Los Angeles ZIP median is 41%.
Median gross rent is $1,485, 17% below the $1,792 Los Angeles ZIP median and the 10th-lowest of 95. Rent is still heavy relative to income: at 30.9% of median household income, the typical renter here is past HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
Buying and renting in 90037
Homes here cost 11.6 times the median household income, below the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 37th least affordable of 90 on price-to-income. Renting, the majority choice here, costs 30.9% of median household income, over HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.
90037 and its neighbors
Next to its five nearest ZIPs (90062, 90011, 90007, 90018, 90003), 90037 differs most on average commute: 35.8 min against a neighborhood median of 33.4 min.
The sharpest contrast is 90007 (Los Angeles), about 1.8 miles away, where the median resident is 8.4 years younger. The closest match among the five is 90011 (Los Angeles).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90037 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.