ZIP 94596 · Walnut Creek
Who lives in ZIP code 94596 (Walnut Creek, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Walnut Creek, CA · Contra Costa County
uszips 2026
People23,417
Median age37.1
Household income$135,635
Home value$1,287,881
Median rent$2,574/mo
Poverty6.5%
College degree+71.2%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Wider region
- San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
- Metro division
- Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 1,491 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,009
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.9% are 65 or older; 85.2% are adults.
Household income
63.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $72,374.
Education (adults 25+)
56.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.7%
- Never married
- 40.4%
- Divorced
- 9.2%
- Widowed
- 2.7%
- Family size
- 2.80
- Dual-income families
- 55.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 43.6%
- Rent burden
- 30.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 72.0%
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
- Self-employed
- 18.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 39.2%
- Veterans
- 3.7%
- With a disability
- 9.4%
- No health insurance
- 3.8%
- Limited English
- 4.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.