90019 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 90019, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

90019 is a zip code in Los Angeles County, California, which covers Los Angeles, with a total population of 61,061 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 90019 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 90019.

The estimated population of people living in 90019 is 61,061, with a median age of 38.6.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 90019 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
61,061
 -2.79% -9.43%
2020
62,816
 -2.66% -
2019
64,534
 -2.58% -
2018
66,245
 -1.74% -
2017
67,415
 - -

Population of 90019 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 90019 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
17.6%
14.9%
 +18.12%
Black/African American
17.1%
18%
 -5.00%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
43.9%
47.7%
 -7.97%
Asian
17.5%
16.2%
 +8.02%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.7%
2.3%
 +17.39%
Other
0.8%
0.6%
 +33.33%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 90019 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 90019 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 90019 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 90019 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 38.6 +0.26% 37.8 +0.27% 39.5 -0.5%
2020 38.5 +0.79% 37.7 +0.8% 39.7 +1.53%
2019 38.2 +0.53% 37.4 +1.36% 39.1 +0.51%
2018 38 +0.53% 36.9 -1.34% 38.9 +1.83%
2017 37.8 - 37.4 - 38.2 -

The median age of the 90019 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 90019 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 3,601 -13.77% 4,088 -42.18% 3,097 2,592
10 to 19 2,856 -0.36% 3,723 -13.44% 2,795 3,208
20 to 29 5,545 -13.38% 5,099 -9.13% 4,815 4,642
30 to 39 6,251 -9.32% 5,571 -7.44% 5,656 5,158
40 to 49 5,075 -16.18% 5,073 -17.99% 4,281 4,195
50 to 59 4,326 +1.53% 4,669 -8.92% 4,359 4,263
60 to 69 2,838 +6.36% 3,141 +8.15% 3,022 3,369
70+ 2,330 +0.58% 3,229 +2.06% 2,340 3,269

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 90019 zip code is $61,616.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 90019.

  • Under 25
    $27,895.00
  • 25 to 44
    $66,981.00
  • 45 to 64
    $72,036.00
  • 65 and over
    $34,592.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 90019 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 90019, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 90019 is currently $90,652.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

9.75% of households in 90019 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 90019 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    21.85%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    21.37%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    14.84%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    9.43%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    15.51%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    7.25%
  • $200,000 or more
    9.75%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 90019 is $36,378.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 90019 by the total population of 90019.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 90019 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 90019 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    14.28%
  • Bachelor's degree
    42.10%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    5.77%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    33.58%
  • Less than high school diploma
    4.26%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 90019 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 90019 zip over the age of 16 is 51,419.

Of those people, a total of 67.50% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 90019 is 61.90%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 90019 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,050 24.60% 13.30%
20 to 24 years 3,882 73.00% 10.40%
25 to 29 years 5,575 83.90% 10.80%
30 to 34 years 5,105 84.80% 9.10%
35 to 44 years 10,339 79.60% 5.20%
45 to 54 years 7,881 84.70% 9.30%
55 to 59 years 4,587 78.50% 6.80%
60 to 64 years 3,622 60.30% 8.10%
65 to 74 years 4,892 29.50% 8.20%
75 years and over 3,486 6.50% 2.60%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 90019. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 16,317 76.80% 6.60%
Black or African American 9,598 55.90% 12.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 345 76.50% 9.80%
Asian 9,723 62.10% 6.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 216 88.40% 0.00%
Other 10,305 66.30% 5.30%
Two or more races 4,915 70.90% 16.90%
Hispanic or Latino 20,916 69.10% 6.40%
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,729 82.20% 9.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 90019 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 90019 is 31,816, with median earnings of $37,820.00.

Women in 90019 are earning approximately 90.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 31,816 $37,820.00
Male 17,423 $39,707.00
Female 14,393 $36,104.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 90019 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 3,413 $78,671.00
Business and Financial 1,918 $77,821.00
Computer and Mathematical 554 $101,346.00
Architecture and Engineering 261 $78,911.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 116 $80,893.00
Community and Social Service 683 $54,671.00
Legal 530 $104,891.00
Educational and Library 1,540 $55,240.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 2,863 $64,363.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,200 $84,063.00
Healthcare Support 1,131 $22,561.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 392 $29,044.00
Law Enforcement 78 $48,542.00
Food Preparation and Serving 3,115 $24,883.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 2,112 $20,362.00
Personal Care and Service 1,066 $24,885.00
Sales 2,805 $26,951.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,858 $36,256.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 90 $14,337.00
Construction and Extraction 1,850 $40,784.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 469 $42,898.00
Production 1,018 $24,643.00
Transportation and Material Moving 896 $22,292.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 90019 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 90019.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,771 $79,013.00 1,642 $78,611.00
Business and Financial 976 $106,250.00 942 $63,315.00
Computer and Mathematical 404 $102,109.00 150 $100,125.00
Architecture and Engineering 214 $78,387.00 47 $83,977.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 49 $69,875.00 67 $80,982.00
Community and Social Service 263 $75,088.00 420 $52,500.00
Legal 210 $143,167.00 320 $104,457.00
Educational and Library 632 $56,507.00 908 $51,546.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 1,469 $70,114.00 1,394 $60,119.00
Healthcare Practitioners 368 $96,420.00 832 $77,500.00
Healthcare Support 255 $22,813.00 876 $22,527.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 308 $30,000.00 84 $11,875.00
Law Enforcement 5 $0.00 73 $48,281.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,945 $26,025.00 1,170 $21,860.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,073 $24,767.00 1,039 $16,128.00
Personal Care and Service 230 $26,167.00 836 $24,427.00
Sales 1,505 $29,390.00 1,300 $25,818.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,196 $35,730.00 1,662 $36,682.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 35 $25,875.00 55 $13,821.00
Construction and Extraction 1,850 $40,784.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 462 $43,295.00 7 $0.00
Production 684 $25,132.00 334 $24,116.00
Transportation and Material Moving 807 $25,087.00 89 $17,240.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 23,584 households in 90019, with an average household size of 2.54 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 12,805 families living in the 90019 zip code with an average family size of 3.36 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 90019:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 7,816 1,723 3,266 10,779
Average Household Size 3.41 3.72 3.61 1.41
Total Families 7,816 1,723 3,266 0
Average Household Size 3.37 3.37 3.34 0

Poverty

Of the 12,805 families living in 90019, 13.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 90019:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 26,015 housing units in 90019.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 23,584 90.66%
Vacant 2,431 9.34%

65.78% of the total 26,015 housing units in 90019 are rental units. This is approximately 17,112 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 6,239 are occupied by the owner - or 23.98% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 90019 is $1,574.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 90019 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    233
  • Less than $500
    660
  • $500 to $999
    2,224
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    4,965
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    4,772
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    2,537
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    1,012
  • $3,000 or more
    942

Property Value

The median value of a property in 90019 is $1,033,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 90019 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    58
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    109
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    64
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    0
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    26
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    428
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,256
  • $1,000,000 or more
    3,298

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 90019. The chart below shows the number of properties in 90019 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    11,969
  • 1940 to 1949
    3,117
  • 1950 to 1959
    3,098
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,285
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,242
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,256
  • 1990 to 1999
    730
  • 2000 to 2009
    938
  • 2010 to 2013
    380
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 90019 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    2,954
  • 1 vehicle available
    9,750
  • 2 vehicles available
    7,864
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,016

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 90019 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 90019 that commute to work in a particular way.

31.4 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 90019.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    355
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    691
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,755
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,344
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,760
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,662
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    8,417
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    796
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    2,162
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    2,935
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    2,250
  • 90 or more minutes
    509

Summary

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