90813 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 90813, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

90813 is a zip code in Los Angeles County, California, which covers Long Beach-Lakewood CCD and Los Angeles, with a total population of 56,420 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 90813 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 90813.

The estimated population of people living in 90813 is 56,420, with a median age of 30.6.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 90813 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
56,420
 -0.54% -7.41%
2020
56,726
 -2.83% -
2019
58,380
 -1.05% -
2018
59,000
 -3.18% -
2017
60,935
 - -

Population of 90813 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 90813 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
8.7%
7.3%
 +19.18%
Black/African American
11.2%
10.6%
 +5.66%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
66.6%
65.9%
 +1.06%
Asian
11.4%
13.3%
 -14.29%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.3%
0.4%
 -25.00%
Two Or More Races
1.6%
2.3%
 -30.43%
Other
0.2%
0.1%
 +100.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 90813 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 90813 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 90813 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 90813 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 30.6 +0.99% 30.5 +0.66% 30.7 +1.32%
2020 30.3 +0.66% 30.3 +1% 30.3 +0.33%
2019 30.1 +3.44% 30 +3.09% 30.2 +3.78%
2018 29.1 +2.83% 29.1 +3.56% 29.1 +1.75%
2017 28.3 - 28.1 - 28.6 -

The median age of the 90813 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 90813 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 5,721 -29.77% 5,533 -24.1% 4,173 4,308
10 to 19 5,121 -6.79% 4,734 -12.24% 4,763 4,171
20 to 29 5,398 -10.27% 5,688 -9.92% 4,861 5,140
30 to 39 4,852 -4.78% 4,515 -9.2% 4,604 4,100
40 to 49 3,450 -2.2% 3,583 -6.53% 3,373 3,346
50 to 59 3,074 +6.38% 2,943 +11.06% 3,259 3,268
60 to 69 1,795 +21.25% 2,144 +10.56% 2,179 2,372
70+ 1,005 2.51% 1,379 +10.63% 1,003 1,500

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 90813 zip code is $44,867.00.

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 90813.

  • Under 25
    $45,016.00
  • 25 to 44
    $49,616.00
  • 45 to 64
    $51,651.00
  • 65 and over
    $18,793.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 90813 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 90813, 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 90813 is currently $56,750.00.

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.

2.15% of households in 90813 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 90813 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    26.58%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    28.10%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    21.04%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.12%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    8.98%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2.04%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.15%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 90813 is $18,595.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 90813 by the total population of 90813.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 90813 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 90813 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
    5.21%
  • Bachelor's degree
    24.97%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.46%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    44.28%
  • Less than high school diploma
    12.08%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 90813 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 90813 zip over the age of 16 is 42,327.

Of those people, a total of 65.60% 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 90813 is 59.10%.

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 90813 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 3,322 35.80% 28.00%
20 to 24 years 4,740 75.70% 13.60%
25 to 29 years 5,261 84.30% 10.20%
30 to 34 years 5,279 81.50% 12.30%
35 to 44 years 7,133 76.70% 4.20%
45 to 54 years 6,070 73.20% 6.70%
55 to 59 years 3,468 63.20% 10.20%
60 to 64 years 2,631 53.70% 8.90%
65 to 74 years 3,008 20.40% 3.70%
75 years and over 1,415 9.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 90813. 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 16,200 67.60% 7.40%
Black or African American 5,195 60.50% 16.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 598 61.90% 4.60%
Asian 5,192 54.30% 7.20%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 125 58.40% 0.00%
Other 11,673 68.30% 11.20%
Two or more races 3,344 73.10% 10.70%
Hispanic or Latino 26,989 69.30% 9.10%
Not Hispanic or Latino 4,335 61.20% 9.80%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 90813 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 90813 is 25,003, with median earnings of $28,093.00.

Women in 90813 are earning approximately 76.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 25,003 $28,093.00
Male 14,127 $30,525.00
Female 10,876 $23,372.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 90813 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 1,211 $46,394.00
Business and Financial 1,039 $48,628.00
Computer and Mathematical 311 $63,792.00
Architecture and Engineering 221 $52,188.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 79 $64,821.00
Community and Social Service 314 $43,125.00
Legal 90 $63,295.00
Educational and Library 659 $33,668.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 455 $35,724.00
Healthcare Practitioners 762 $39,444.00
Healthcare Support 1,391 $22,286.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 365 $27,008.00
Law Enforcement 54 $50,652.00
Food Preparation and Serving 2,535 $21,693.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 2,371 $21,760.00
Personal Care and Service 906 $18,045.00
Sales 2,189 $21,091.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,297 $29,348.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 159 $40,046.00
Construction and Extraction 1,466 $31,667.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 1,048 $34,914.00
Production 1,791 $27,050.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,453 $34,152.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 90813 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 90813.

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 676 $49,625.00 535 $40,417.00
Business and Financial 393 $43,211.00 646 $58,243.00
Computer and Mathematical 200 $66,957.00 111 $59,053.00
Architecture and Engineering 181 $51,707.00 40 $59,773.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 33 $105,536.00 46 $53,958.00
Community and Social Service 141 $36,359.00 173 $46,205.00
Legal 18 $0.00 72 $63,750.00
Educational and Library 248 $78,676.00 411 $27,417.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 268 $39,375.00 187 $17,040.00
Healthcare Practitioners 245 $29,786.00 517 $40,817.00
Healthcare Support 308 $21,696.00 1,083 $22,942.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 302 $25,455.00 63 $41,971.00
Law Enforcement 23 $0.00 31 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,587 $22,662.00 948 $20,284.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,251 $24,170.00 1,120 $17,293.00
Personal Care and Service 185 $20,443.00 721 $14,464.00
Sales 933 $29,508.00 1,256 $18,066.00
Office and Administrative Support 737 $35,298.00 1,560 $26,944.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 135 $40,417.00 24 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,447 $31,642.00 19 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 973 $37,654.00 75 $30,438.00
Production 1,180 $30,696.00 611 $22,394.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,270 $35,069.00 183 $23,467.00

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 17,485 households in 90813, with an average household size of 3.17 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 11,350 families living in the 90813 zip code with an average family size of 3.92 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 90813:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,347 2,158 3,845 6,135
Average Household Size 4.13 3.98 4.2 1.39
Total Families 5,347 2,158 3,845 0
Average Household Size 4.08 3.64 3.84 0

Poverty

Of the 11,350 families living in 90813, 20.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 90813:

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 18,689 housing units in 90813.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 17,485 93.56%
Vacant 1,204 6.44%

80.39% of the total 18,689 housing units in 90813 are rental units. This is approximately 15,025 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 2,259 are occupied by the owner - or 12.09% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 90813 is $1,312.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 90813 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
    201
  • Less than $500
    1,154
  • $500 to $999
    1,942
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    6,994
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    3,684
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    1,007
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    219
  • $3,000 or more
    25

Property Value

The median value of a property in 90813 is $430,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 90813 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    30
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    7
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    11
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    60
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    362
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,052
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    707
  • $1,000,000 or more
    30

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 90813. The chart below shows the number of properties in 90813 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    5,539
  • 1940 to 1949
    1,675
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,146
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,863
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,328
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,362
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,530
  • 2000 to 2009
    621
  • 2010 to 2013
    616
  • 2014 or later
    9

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 90813 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    3,160
  • 1 vehicle available
    7,086
  • 2 vehicles available
    4,917
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,322

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 90813 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 90813 that commute to work in a particular way.

31.2 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 90813.

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
    329
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,305
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,339
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,872
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,544
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,466
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    4,282
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    564
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,313
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,516
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,829
  • 90 or more minutes
    1,201

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 90813 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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