ZIP 90221 · Compton
Who lives in ZIP code 90221 (Compton, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Compton, CA · Los Angeles County
uszips 2026
People50,659
Median age33.5
Household income$72,937
Home value$570,102
Median rent$1,678/mo
Poverty17.6%
College degree+7.9%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Wider region
- Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
- Metro division
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 3,634 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,398
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.2% are 65 or older; 73.6% are adults.
Household income
33.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,904.
Education (adults 25+)
39.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
80.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.4%
- Never married
- 51.2%
- Divorced
- 7.7%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 4.57
- Dual-income families
- 63.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 51.0%
- Rent burden
- 36.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.2%
- Unemployment
- 8.3%
- Self-employed
- 14.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.7%
- Veterans
- 1.3%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 14.2%
- Limited English
- 11.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.