ZIP Code 90802 — Long Beach, California
90802 is a renter-dominated, middle-income Long Beach ZIP code with 40,434 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $74,510, 10% above the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $542,600.
How 90802 compares
| Figure | 90802 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $74,510 | $67,834 | 55th of 95 |
| Median home value | $542,600 | $972,050 | 92nd of 95 |
| Median gross rent | $1,968 | $1,792 | 45th of 95 |
| Median age | 35.3 | 36.7 | 68th of 95 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 31.9 min | 30.8 min | 24th of 95 |
| Poverty rate | 17.1% | 18.4% | 39th of 95 |
| Owner-occupied homes | 21% | 29% | 70th of 95 (tied) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 46% | 41% | 35th of 95 |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9% | 8.6% | 57th 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 90802
The median owner-estimated home value is $542,600, 44% below the $972,050 Los Angeles ZIP median and the 4th-lowest of 95. At 7.3 times median household income, homes here are closer to local incomes than in the typical Los Angeles ZIP (12.7).
Buying and renting in 90802
Homes here cost 7.3 times the median household income, below the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 8th most attainable of 90 on price-to-income. Renting, the majority choice here, costs 31.7% of median household income, over HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.
90802 and its neighbors
Next to its five nearest ZIPs (90804, 90803, 90501, 90220, 90701), 90802 differs most on share of owner-occupied homes: 21% against a neighborhood median of 44%, the lowest in the group.
The sharpest contrast is 90803 (Long Beach), about 4.1 miles away, where the median resident is 12.1 years older. The closest match among the five is 90804 (Long Beach).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90802 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.