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ZIP Code 90044: Los Angeles, CA

ZIP code 90044 is in Los Angeles, California, entirely in Los Angeles County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 95,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 2nd most populous of Los Angeles's 66 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $53,302 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Los Angeles (69%), Westmont (19%) and West Athens (12%).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
9national area: California, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and 7 more
900sectional center: Los Angeles, CA (SCF 900)
44delivery area within it
Town
Los Angeles · 66 residential ZIPs
Census places
Los Angeles (69%); Westmont (19%) census-designated place; West Athens (12%) census-designated place
Neighborhoods
Vermont Knolls, Vermont Vista, Vermont-Slauson GeoNames
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
House districts
CA-43 (60%), CA-37 (40%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Pacific
Land area
5.1 sq mi · 18,587 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
28 more ZIP codes use the name Los Angeles for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 90044?

90044 centers on 33.953°, -118.292° and covers 5.1 square miles of land. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 90047, 90003, 90061, 90037, 90247.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 90044 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 90044, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 90044 compare with the rest of Los Angeles?

Rank of 90044 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure90044In Los AngelesIn Los Angeles CountyIn CA
People (ACS 2020-2024)94,8302nd of 664th of 3017th of 1,802
Median household income$53k49th of 54259th of 2651,138th of 1,189
Median home value$614k50th of 58236th of 273804th of 1,317

Its median household income is higher than in 19% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 99% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 90044?

The 2020 Census counted 94,354 people in 90044; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 94,830. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 5.1% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
94,830
2020 Census count
94,354+5.1% since 2010 (89,779)
Households
26,631
Median age
31.7

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 90044?

Of the 94,830 people the ACS estimates in 90044, 29.0% are under 18 and 10.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (69.5%), then Black (not Hispanic) (26.6%).

  • Under 1829.0%
  • 18 to 6460.6%
  • 65 and older10.4%
Age of the people of 90044 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Hispanic or Latino69.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic26.6%
  • Other or two or more1.9%
  • White, not Hispanic1.5%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.5%
Race and Hispanic origin in 90044 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 90044 earn?

Median household income is $53,302 (ACS 2020-2024), the 259th highest of the 265 ranked ZIP codes in Los Angeles County. It rose from $44,148 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$53,302
Income per person
$21,191
Below the poverty line
26.1%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
11.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
11.7%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$39,05937,490 returns; wages 87% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 90044?

FHFA's house price index for 90044, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 122% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 37% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −1.7% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$613,900
Median gross rent
$1,477
Homes owned by their occupants
31.1%
Housing units
28,238
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Index = 100 in 1978, the first year FHFA reports for 90044; 2025: 1850.7. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 90044?

482 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 95 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade76
  • Health care and social assistance74
  • Other services (except public administration)67
  • Accommodation and food services55
  • Transportation and warehousing51
  • Construction49

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 90044?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 90044, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
90047Los Angeles50,974$72k1.0 mi
90003Los Angeles70,065$56k1.3 mi
90061Los Angeles30,051$61k2.4 mi
90037Los Angeles65,482$58k3.5 mi
90247Gardena47,053$77k4.2 mi
90305Inglewood14,708$93k2.3 mi (near)
90002Los Angeles52,122$59k2.6 mi (near)
90052Los Angeles0–2.6 mi (near)
90303Inglewood22,727$73k2.6 mi (near)
90001Los Angeles56,189$61k2.9 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.