ZIP 90242 · Downey
Who lives in ZIP code 90242 (Downey, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Downey, CA · Los Angeles County
uszips 2026
People40,767
Median age37.7
Household income$89,075
Home value$756,024
Median rent$1,918/mo
Poverty9.7%
College degree+25.4%
Commute29 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
- 3,485 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,419
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.2% are 65 or older; 78.7% are adults.
Household income
43.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,424.
Education (adults 25+)
45.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
77.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.1%
- Never married
- 42.5%
- Divorced
- 11.1%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 3.66
- Dual-income families
- 60.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 53.4%
- Rent burden
- 36.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
- Self-employed
- 14.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.7%
- Veterans
- 2.8%
- With a disability
- 13.1%
- No health insurance
- 6.9%
- Limited English
- 10.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.