ZIP Code 90045 — Los Angeles, California
90045 is a majority-renter, higher-income Los Angeles ZIP code with 41,786 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $135,032, 2.0 times the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $1,399,100.
How 90045 compares
| Figure | 90045 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $135,032 | $67,834 | 9th of 95 |
| Median home value | $1,399,100 | $972,050 | 20th of 95 |
| Median gross rent | $2,897 | $1,792 | 6th of 95 |
| Median age | 36.4 | 36.7 | 60th of 95 (tied) |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 27.2 min | 30.8 min | 71st of 95 |
| Poverty rate | 10.9% | 18.4% | 67th of 95 (tied) |
| Owner-occupied homes | 47% | 29% | 23rd of 95 (tied) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 63% | 41% | 21st of 95 (tied) |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5% | 8.6% | 66th of 95 |
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 90045
Median gross rent is $2,897, 62% above the $1,792 Los Angeles ZIP median and the 6th-highest of 95. Incomes keep pace: that rent is 25.7% of the median household's income, under HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
Median household income here is $135,032, 2.0 times the Los Angeles ZIP median of $67,834 and the 9th-highest of 95.
Buying and renting in 90045
Homes here cost 10.4 times the median household income, below the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 38th most attainable of 90 on price-to-income. Rent is also within reach: the median rent is 25.7% of median household income, under HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.
90045 and its neighbors
Next to its five nearest ZIPs (90245, 90301, 90066, 90056, 90260), 90045 differs most on median rent: $2,897 against a neighborhood median of $2,279, the highest in the group.
The sharpest contrast is 90301 (Inglewood), about 3.4 miles away, where median rent is $1,165 a month lower. The closest match among the five is 90245 (El Segundo).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90045 Census figures
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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.