ZIP Code 90046 — Los Angeles, California
90046 is a renter-dominated, middle-income Los Angeles ZIP code with 48,296 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $96,250, 42% above the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $1,515,000.
How 90046 compares
| Figure | 90046 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $96,250 | $67,834 | 35th of 95 |
| Median home value | $1,515,000 | $972,050 | 17th of 95 |
| Median gross rent | $2,194 | $1,792 | 30th of 95 |
| Median age | 40.2 | 36.7 | 23rd of 95 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 29.1 min | 30.8 min | 54th of 95 (tied) |
| Poverty rate | 10.8% | 18.4% | 69th of 95 |
| Owner-occupied homes | 22% | 29% | 68th of 95 (tied) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 65% | 41% | 16th of 95 (tied) |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9% | 8.6% | 29th 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 90046
Household and per-capita income are close together ($96,250 and $90,657), the 9th-lowest of 95 on that ratio, which points to smaller households.
65% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor's degree, tied for the 16th-highest of 95; the Los Angeles ZIP median is 41%.
The median owner-estimated home value is $1,515,000, 56% above the $972,050 Los Angeles ZIP median and the 17th-highest of 95. Incomes do not keep up: homes cost 15.7 times median household income, against 12.7 in the typical Los Angeles ZIP.
Buying and renting in 90046
Homes here cost 15.7 times the median household income, above the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 20th least affordable of 90 on price-to-income. Renting is the cheaper way in: the median rent is 27.4% of median household income, under HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.
90046 and its neighbors
Next to its five nearest ZIPs (90069, 90028, 90068, 90038, 90048), 90046 differs most on median home value: $1,515,000 against a neighborhood median of $1,177,100.
The sharpest contrast is 90038 (Los Angeles), about 2.4 miles away, where the median resident is 5.7 years younger. The closest match among the five is 90048 (Los Angeles).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90046 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.