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Gardena, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gardena, CA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 84,103. 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 GARDENA-CA · Gardena, CA 3 ZIPs · 84,103 pop · #7397/25278 · Los Angeles County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $86,074
  • RANK-UPPER #7397/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Palmdale
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 55% owners
  • POP-SMALL 84,103
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 90247→90248
  • HOME-TOP $717,133

Nearest income peer: Palmdale, CA ( $3,268 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 Gardena

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gardena 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, Gardena, CA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
84,103
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,074
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 90247 (47,487 residents). Household income $86,074 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (54.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,753 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, San Pablo is the closest lower-income city and Elmira the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gardena.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Gardena differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Gardena: $77,333 in ZIP 90247 to $91,176 in 90248. 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
1.2×

90247 to 90248

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

90247 to 90249

Poverty-rate spread
2.5 points

90248 to 90249

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

Lead ZIP 90247 skews compact Gardena

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 90247 covers about 56% of Gardena's 84,103 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Gardena

Citywide ZBP: 3,007 establishments, 53,675 employees , annual payroll $3,213,758k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 90248 (1,387 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (404) · also Manufacturing · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Gardena, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Los Angeles County, which covers 290 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Gardena. See the Los Angeles County roll-up →

Gardena lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Los Angeles County: Long Beach, Whittier and Torrance earn more and Los Angeles, Lancaster and Palmdale earn less. Pasadena marks the far end of that range at $110,117, 28% above Gardena.

Side-by-side: Compare 90247 vs 90249 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
90247 47,487 $77,333 859 4,884
90249 26,669 $89,712 761 3,458
90248 9,947 $91,176 1,387 818
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Gardena 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 Gardena, .