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Emeryville, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Emeryville, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 28,019. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet EMERYVILLE-CA · Emeryville, CA 1 ZIPs · 28,019 pop · #2172/25278 · Alameda County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-RENT · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $120,239
  • RANK-TOP #2172/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hayward
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-RENT 31% owners
  • POP-SMALL 28,019
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $849,600

Nearest income peer: Hayward, CA ( $4,838 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 Emeryville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Emeryville on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Emeryville, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 9%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
28,019
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$120,239
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $120,239 and home value $849,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 64.3%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (31.1%) for this income tier, rent $2,661 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Murrieta is the closest lower-income city and Palo Cedro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Emeryville.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 94608, is all of Emeryville

There is no split to weigh here: 94608 holds every one of Emeryville's 28,019 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Emeryville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,228 establishments, 34,469 employees , annual payroll $4,100,749k (~44 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94608 (1,228 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (285) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Emeryville, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Alameda County, which covers 49 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Emeryville. See the Alameda County roll-up →

Emeryville sits in the lower half of Alameda County on income: Fremont, Berkeley and Livermore report more, Oakland, Hayward and San Leandro report less. Dublin marks the far end of that range at $214,385, 78% above Emeryville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
94608 28,019 $120,239 1,228 3,964
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Emeryville 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 Emeryville, .