Lakewood, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lakewood, CA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 79,812. 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 LAKEWOOD-CA · Lakewood, CA 3 ZIPs · 79,812 pop · #2527/25278 · Los Angeles County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $115,910
  • RANK-TOP #2527/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Pasadena
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-SMALL 79,812
  • SPREAD-MOD 90715→90713
  • HOME-TOP $807,400

Nearest income peer: Pasadena, CA ( $5,793 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 Lakewood

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

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
79,812
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$115,910
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 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $115,910 and home value $807,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 32.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lakewood as a pure owner town.

Within California, Fair Oaks is the closest lower-income city and Placentia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lakewood.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Lakewood differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Lakewood: $91,875 in ZIP 90715 to $133,419 in 90713. 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
1.5×

90715 to 90713

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

90715 to 90713

Poverty-rate spread
3 points

90712 to 90715

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

Lakewood residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Lakewood: the largest, 90712, is only about 39% of 79,812 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Lakewood

Citywide ZBP: 1,328 establishments, 14,751 employees , annual payroll $583,638k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 90712 (763 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (230) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Lakewood, CA

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

No other city sharing Los Angeles County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lakewood. Los Angeles, Long Beach and Whittier sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Van Nuys marks the far end of that range at $73,875, 36% below Lakewood.

Side-by-side: Compare 90712 vs 90713 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
90712 31,499 $122,435 763 2,840
90713 27,925 $133,419 371 3,177
90715 20,388 $91,875 194 4,629

Lakewood 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 Lakewood, .