ZIP Code 90701 — Cerritos, California
90701 is a majority-owner, middle-income Cerritos ZIP code with 15,889 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $101,004, 49% above the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $776,600.
How 90701 compares
| Figure | 90701 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,004 | $67,834 | 30th of 95 |
| Median home value | $776,600 | $972,050 | 64th of 95 |
| Median gross rent | $2,219 | $1,792 | 28th of 95 |
| Median age | 40.7 | 36.7 | 19th of 95 (tied) |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 25.8 min | 30.8 min | 79th of 95 (tied) |
| Poverty rate | 9.4% | 18.4% | 78th of 95 |
| Owner-occupied homes | 50% | 29% | 20th of 95 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32% | 41% | 59th of 95 (tied) |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0% | 8.6% | 16th 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 90701
Median household income is 2.9 times per-capita income ($34,301), the 8th-highest of 95 on that ratio. That usually means larger households, often with more than one earner.
Incomes run ahead of education here. 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, yet median household income ($101,004) is 29% above the $78,050 that a trend line across the site's ZIPs predicts for that degree rate. Larger households or well-paid work that does not require a degree are common reasons.
Unemployment is 10.0%, 16% above the 8.6% Los Angeles ZIP median and the 16th-highest of 95.
Buying and renting in 90701
Homes here cost 7.7 times the median household income, below the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 10th most attainable of 90 on price-to-income. Rent is also within reach: the median rent is 26.4% of median household income, under HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.
90701 and its neighbors
Next to its five nearest ZIPs (90650, 90240, 90804, 92801, 90803), 90701 differs most on average commute: 25.8 min against a neighborhood median of 29.8 min, the shortest in the group.
The sharpest contrast is 90804 (Long Beach), about 7.1 miles away, where the median resident is 6.0 years younger. The closest match among the five is 90240 (Downey).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90701 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.