Compton, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Compton, CA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 134,901. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet COMPTON-CA · Compton, CA 3 ZIPs · 134,901 pop · #10030/25278 · Los Angeles County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $77,899
- RANK-UPPER #10030/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Hollywood
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 56% owners
- POP-MID 134,901
- SPREAD-TIGHT 90221→90220
- HOME-HIGH $570,133
Nearest income peer: North Hollywood, CA (+ $652 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Compton
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Compton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Inglewood · lowest
Inglewood · lowest
$73,838 median HH income
- Compton · this city
Compton · this city
$77,899 median HH income
- North Hollywoo · near
North Hollywoo · near
$78,551 median HH income
- Pomona · near
Pomona · near
$79,092 median HH income
- Lancaster · near
Lancaster · near
$79,710 median HH income
- Los Angeles · near
Los Angeles · near
$80,504 median HH income
- Pasadena · highest
Pasadena · highest
$110,117 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Compton, CA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 40%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 134,901
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $77,899
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 90221 (53,704 residents). Household income $77,899 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (55.6%) for this income tier, rent $1,610 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within California, Boulevard is the closest lower-income city and Oregon House the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Compton.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Compton differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Compton: $72,937 in ZIP 90221 to $82,335 in 90220. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.0×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 1.8 points
90221 to 90220
90220 to 90222
90222 to 90221
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Compton residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns Compton: the largest, 90221, is only about 40% of 134,901 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Light employer footprint across Compton's short ZIP set
Citywide ZBP: 1,728 establishments, 34,394 employees , annual payroll $2,179,065k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 90220 (810 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (359) · also Wholesale trade · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Compton, CA
These ZIP codes sit in Los Angeles County, which covers 290 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Compton. See the Los Angeles County roll-up →
Compton sits in the lower half of Los Angeles County on income: Los Angeles, Long Beach and Whittier report more, Van Nuys and Inglewood report less. Pasadena marks the far end of that range at $110,117, 41% above Compton.
Side-by-side: Compare 90221 vs 90220 →
Compton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Compton, .