ZIP 90717 vs ZIP 90710

This side-by-side compares ZIP 90717 (Lomita, CA) and ZIP 90710 (Harbor City, CA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 90717 has a population of 21,318 at 4,155 people per square mile, while ZIP 90710 has 25,457 at 4,175 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 90717 reports a median household income of $94,241 against $82,478 in ZIP 90710, with per-capita income of $44,574 vs $39,448. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 34.4% in 90717 and 33.0% in 90710. Poverty rate reads 13.3% vs 11.0%, and unemployment 4.8% vs 7.9% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $839,000 in 90717 versus $689,300 in 90710, with median rent of $1,912 and $1,550 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 44.8% vs 56.2%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.