90212 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 90212, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

90212 is a zip code in Los Angeles County, California, which covers Los Angeles, with a total population of 10,999 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 90212 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 90212.

The estimated population of people living in 90212 is 10,999, with a median age of 46.3.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 90212 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
10,999
 -7.4% -16.72%
2020
11,878
 -10.79% -
2019
13,314
+1.2%
-
2018
13,156
 -0.39% -
2017
13,207
 - -

Population of 90212 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 90212 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
73.1%
76.5%
 -4.44%
Black/African American
2%
1.3%
 +53.85%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
7.6%
6.6%
 +15.15%
Asian
11.6%
10.2%
 +13.73%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
5.5%
5.1%
 +7.84%
Other
0%
0.2%
 -100.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 90212 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 90212 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 90212 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 90212 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 46.3 -1.28% 47.1 +0.86% 46.1 -1.71%
2020 46.9 +14.11% 46.7 +20.98% 46.9 +6.83%
2019 41.1 -3.07% 38.6 -6.31% 43.9 +1.15%
2018 42.4 +4.43% 41.2 +1.23% 43.4 +6.9%
2017 40.6 - 40.7 - 40.6 -

The median age of the 90212 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 90212 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 9 741 -30.61% 750 -96.45% 376 243
10 to 19 715 -21.06% 879 -13.88% 558 711
20 to 29 730 -36.82% 806 -39.54% 455 522
30 to 39 803 -3.19% 1,053 -6.93% 764 918
40 to 49 943 -31.78% 1,248 -39.55% 670 816
50 to 59 830 -11.53% 779 +29.31% 736 1,021
60 to 69 704 +28.83% 789 +2.65% 889 805
70+ 621 +16.11% 816 +2.41% 688 827

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 90212 zip code is $91,663.00.

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 90212.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $88,235.00
  • 45 to 64
    $127,219.00
  • 65 and over
    $60,861.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 90212 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 90212, 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 90212 is currently $156,756.00.

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.

22.88% of households in 90212 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 90212 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    18.24%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    10.32%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    12.19%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.48%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13.70%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    10.18%
  • $200,000 or more
    22.88%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 90212 is $78,891.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 90212 by the total population of 90212.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 90212 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 90212 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
    22.12%
  • Bachelor's degree
    58.30%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    6.67%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    11.34%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.56%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 90212 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 90212 zip over the age of 16 is 9,576.

Of those people, a total of 67.20% 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 90212 is 60.30%.

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 90212 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 465 3.00% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 453 39.30% 19.70%
25 to 29 years 524 84.00% 6.40%
30 to 34 years 813 88.80% 7.60%
35 to 44 years 1,666 86.30% 19.30%
45 to 54 years 1,774 81.20% 3.70%
55 to 59 years 672 86.90% 12.20%
60 to 64 years 992 80.60% 7.50%
65 to 74 years 1,120 55.10% 0.00%
75 years and over 1,097 18.40% 37.60%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 90212. 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 7,409 66.80% 8.90%
Black or African American 219 100.00% 5.50%
American Indian and Alaska Native 15 100.00% 100.00%
Asian 1,062 52.70% 7.10%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 163 100.00% 11.70%
Two or more races 708 74.40% 24.50%
Hispanic or Latino 746 58.30% 4.40%
Not Hispanic or Latino 7,021 68.10% 9.20%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 90212 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 90212 is 5,779, with median earnings of $72,396.00.

Women in 90212 are earning approximately 81.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 5,779 $72,396.00
Male 2,984 $77,870.00
Female 2,795 $63,554.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 90212 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 1,032 $141,071.00
Business and Financial 661 $66,408.00
Computer and Mathematical 106 $165,000.00
Architecture and Engineering 181 $31,267.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 114 $59,762.00
Community and Social Service 74 $36,250.00
Legal 280 $68,932.00
Educational and Library 420 $25,333.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 559 $119,453.00
Healthcare Practitioners 425 $76,042.00
Healthcare Support 48 $20,893.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 111 $4,668.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 54 $0.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 14 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 156 $60,370.00
Sales 728 $95,294.00
Office and Administrative Support 663 $39,345.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 17 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 35 $0.00
Production 30 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 37 $53,906.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 90212 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 90212.

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 447 $166,656.00 585 $91,775.00
Business and Financial 281 $140,066.00 380 $61,862.00
Computer and Mathematical 67 $179,938.00 39 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 164 $0.00 17 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 81 $0.00 33 $0.00
Community and Social Service 19 $0.00 55 $53,750.00
Legal 224 $68,252.00 56 $239,333.00
Educational and Library 123 $31,620.00 297 $24,031.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 353 $74,406.00 206 $122,391.00
Healthcare Practitioners 210 $157,237.00 215 $35,734.00
Healthcare Support 29 $0.00 19 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 98 $4,414.00 13 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 40 $0.00 14 $0.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 14 $0.00 0 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 87 $62,083.00 69 $11,314.00
Sales 391 $106,723.00 337 $84,481.00
Office and Administrative Support 251 $50,542.00 412 $33,500.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 17 $0.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 17 $0.00 18 $0.00
Production 0 $0.00 30 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 37 $53,906.00 0 $0.00

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 5,503 households in 90212, with an average household size of 2 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 2,771 families living in the 90212 zip code with an average family size of 2.8 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 90212:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,064 211 496 2,732
Average Household Size 2.87 3 2.71 1.14
Total Families 2,064 211 496 0
Average Household Size 2.86 2.36 2.71 0

Poverty

Of the 2,771 families living in 90212, 9.10% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 90212:

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 6,366 housing units in 90212.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 5,503 86.44%
Vacant 863 13.56%

64.83% of the total 6,366 housing units in 90212 are rental units. This is approximately 4,127 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 1,236 are occupied by the owner - or 19.42% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 90212 is $2,367.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 90212 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
    140
  • Less than $500
    0
  • $500 to $999
    99
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    330
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    594
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    1,417
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    500
  • $3,000 or more
    1,187

Property Value

The median value of a property in 90212 is $2,000,001.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 90212 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    12
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    0
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    0
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    16
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    0
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    0
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    180
  • $1,000,000 or more
    1,028

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 90212. The chart below shows the number of properties in 90212 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,350
  • 1940 to 1949
    874
  • 1950 to 1959
    988
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,017
  • 1970 to 1979
    467
  • 1980 to 1989
    326
  • 1990 to 1999
    199
  • 2000 to 2009
    62
  • 2010 to 2013
    45
  • 2014 or later
    38

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 90212 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    565
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,844
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,772
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    322

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 90212 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 90212 that commute to work in a particular way.

26.1 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 90212.

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
    27
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    679
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    607
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    606
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    657
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    252
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    470
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    63
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    313
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    301
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    315
  • 90 or more minutes
    127

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 90212 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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