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Malibu, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Malibu, CA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 19,728. 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 MALIBU-CA · Malibu, CA 2 ZIPs · 19,728 pop · #269/25278 · Los Angeles County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $196,742
  • RANK-TOP #269/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Pasadena
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,728
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $2,000,001

Nearest income peer: Pasadena, CA ( $86,625 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 Malibu

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

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,728
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$196,742
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 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $196,742 and home value $2,000,000+ should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 84.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Malibu as a pure owner town.

Within California, Foothill Ranch is the closest lower-income city and Burlingame the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Malibu.

Population concentration

ZIP 90265 swallows Malibu's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 90265 still holds about 92% of Malibu's 19,728 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Malibu

Citywide ZBP: 1,005 establishments, 11,131 employees , annual payroll $777,188k (~51 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 90265 (997 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (166) · also Real estate and rental and leasing · Arts, entertainment, and recreation .

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ZIP Codes in Malibu, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Los Angeles County, which covers 290 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Malibu. See the Los Angeles County roll-up →

No other city sharing Los Angeles County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Malibu. 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, 62% below Malibu.

Side-by-side: Compare 90265 vs 90263 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
90265 18,116 $196,742 997 65
90263 1,612 n/a 8 2,755
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Malibu 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 Malibu, .