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Tahoma, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tahoma, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,037. 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 TAHOMA-CA · Tahoma, CA 1 ZIPs · 1,037 pop · #5276/25278 · El Dorado County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $95,341
  • RANK-UPPER #5276/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ South Lake Tahoe
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,037
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $836,700

Nearest income peer: South Lake Tahoe, CA ( $2,824 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 Tahoma

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Tahoma 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, Tahoma, CA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 21%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,037
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$95,341
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 $95,341 and home value $836,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 39.4%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Tahoma as a pure owner town.

Within California, Kneeland is the closest lower-income city and Jurupa Valley the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Tahoma.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 96142, is all of Tahoma

There is no split to weigh here: 96142 holds every one of Tahoma's 1,037 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 Tahoma's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 30 establishments, 91 employees , annual payroll $7,569k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 96142 (30 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (15) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Tahoma, CA

These ZIP codes sit in El Dorado County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Tahoma. See the El Dorado County roll-up →

Tahoma lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing El Dorado County: El Dorado Hills, Shingle Springs and Rescue earn more and Placerville, South Lake Tahoe and Pollock Pines earn less. El Dorado Hills marks the far end of that range at $165,467, 74% above Tahoma.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
96142 1,037 $95,341 30 20
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Tahoma 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 Tahoma, .