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90240 Zip Code (Downey, CA) Detailed Profile




Estimated zip code population in 2022: 25,809
Zip code population in 2010: 25,876
Zip code population in 2000: 24,891

Houses and condos: 8,098
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,753
% of renters here:

35%
State:

44%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 90240: 133.5 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 8,767 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.7% ($5,562)
California:

0.7% ($4,831)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $6,080 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,857 (0.6%)

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Males: 12,372  (47.9%)
Females: 13,437  (52.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 90240:

  • High school or higher: 83.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 90240:

  • Never married: 36.1%
  • Now married: 49.2%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

Zip code 90240 compared to state average:

  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Races in zip code 90240 (2022)
    • 18,27670.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4,05715.7%White
    • 2,0968.1%Asian
    • 9193.6%Black
    • 3741.4%Two or more races
    • 820.3%Some other race
    • 20.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
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Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $771,713
90240:

$771,713
California:

$715,900



According to our research of California and other state lists, there were 17 registered sex offenders living in 90240 zip code as of April 27, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 90240 is 1,577 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

39.3 years
California median age:

37.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

3.3 people
California:

2.8 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 90240, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $72,109 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$72,109
State:

$95,910

Salary/wage: $61,360 (reported on 79.9% of returns)
Here:

$61,360
State:

$77,331
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1181.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3949.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7576.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10514.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21767.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 70223.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,273 (reported on 33.5% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,273
California:

$2,294
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $25k, 19.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 157.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1254.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,329 (reported on 11.6% of returns)
Here:

$5,329
State:

$10,949
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $25k, 15.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 171.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2597.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$26,534 (reported on 12.9% of returns)
Here:

+$26,534
State:

+$49,306
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 9.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 480.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 21033.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,249 (reported on 20.6% of returns)
Here:

+$13,249
State:

+$15,671
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 236.4% for AGIs below $25k, 245.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 339.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 372.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 677.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5483.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,498 (reported on 4.4% of returns)
90240:

$18,498
California:

$23,505
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.1% for AGIs below $25k, 55.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 197.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 430.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1127.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $26,400 (reported on 0.2% of returns)
90240:

$26,400
California:

$30,163
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $32,938 (reported on 19.8% of returns)
Here:

$32,938
State:

$39,517
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.0% for AGIs below $25k, 288.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 875.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1412.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3280.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11460.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $6,264 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:

$6,264
State:

$12,598
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 35.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 107.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 183.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 476.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2751.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,061 (reported on 19.8% of returns)
90240:

$9,061
State:

$8,807
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.0% for AGIs below $25k, 77.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 256.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 431.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 979.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2541.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,020 (reported on 14.8% of returns)
Here:

$2,020
State:

$2,074
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.8% for AGIs below $25k, 66.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.9%
Here:

92%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 90.8% for AGIs below $25k, 92.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 94.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 90240, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $57,684 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$57,684
State:

$72,726

Salary/wage: $50,411 (reported on 79.8% of returns)
Here:

$50,411
State:

$59,079
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.7% for AGIs below $25k, 80.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 38.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,526 (reported on 35.1% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,526
California:

$2,146
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,844 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:

$4,844
State:

$9,308
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,583 (reported on 10.2% of returns)
Here:

+$9,583
State:

+$30,460
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$16,088 (reported on 19.7% of returns)
Here:

+$16,088
State:

+$17,064
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.1% for AGIs below $25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,931 (reported on 6.5% of returns)
90240:

$17,931
California:

$19,557
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $16,800 (reported on 0.3% of returns)
90240:

$16,800
California:

$24,530

Total itemized deductions: $28,979 (28% of AGI, reported on 39.3% of returns)
Here:

$28,979
State:

$34,004

Here:

28.1% of AGI
State:

22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $25k, 15.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 23.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 18.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,414 (reported on 32.3% of returns)
Here:

$3,414
State:

$4,659
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,525 (reported on 39.2% of returns)
90240:

$9,525
State:

$14,448
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,264 (reported on 19.5% of returns)
Here:

$2,264
State:

$2,286
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 73.5%
Here:

74%
State:

64%
(% for various income ranges: 69.1% for AGIs below $25k, 72.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 84.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 90240, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $56,250 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$56,250
State:

$58,600

Salary/wage: $44,362 (reported on 79.2% of returns)
Here:

$44,362
State:

$49,455
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 184.5% for AGIs below $10k, 72.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,571 (reported on 46.6% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,571
California:

$2,365
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,931 (reported on 17.3% of returns)
Here:

$3,931
State:

$4,746
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$39,736 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
Here:

+$39,736
State:

+$23,418
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$15,856 (reported on 20.6% of returns)
Here:

+$15,856
State:

+$16,826
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.7% for AGIs below $10k, 12.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,241 (reported on 3.0% of returns)
90240:

$3,241
California:

$3,192
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $13,952 (reported on 0.6% of returns)
Here:

$13,952
California:

$17,688

Total itemized deductions: $26,031 (27% of AGI, reported on 43.8% of returns)
Here:

$26,031
State:

$28,113

Here:

26.6% of AGI
State:

25.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.3% for AGIs below $10k, 18.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 20.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 26.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,538 (3% of AGI, reported on 38.3% of returns)
Here:

$3,538
State:

$3,923

Here:

3.5% of AGI
State:

3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $8,919 (reported on 76.3% of returns)
90240:

$8,919
State:

$10,761
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,748 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:

$1,748
State:

$1,763

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.1%
Here:

75%
State:

66%
(% for various income ranges: 65.8% for AGIs below $10k, 74.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$99,489
California:

$91,551
Downey, CA (90240) map Nearest zip codes: 90241, 90242, 90660, 90040, 90201, 90606.
Downey Zip Code Map

Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

53.6%
California:

46.8%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

7.0%
California:

48.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 569
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 7,159


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 312 (192 now married, 120 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 5,922 (2,317 now married, 3,606 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 90240 with a mortgage: 3,548 (480 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 296 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,063
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $699

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

9.8%
Whole state:

12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

5.1%
Whole state:

6.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.9
State:

3.9
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 90240: City of Downey Fire Department Station 4 (A), City of Downey Fire Department Station 3 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 90240 include: Christ Lutheran Church (A), New Living Way Church (B), Los Angeles Southern Baptist Church (C), La Vina Christian Center (D), Immanuel Armenian Church (E), Seventh Day Adventist Church (F), Downey Memorial Christian Church (G), Trinity Baptist Church (H), Downey Bible Church Reformed (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Parks in zip code 90240 include: Dennis the Menace Park (1), Treasure Island Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 1402010 to 2019
  • 1302000 to 2009
  • 2781990 to 1999
  • 3701980 to 1989
  • 6931970 to 1979
  • 1,2311960 to 1969
  • 3,9031950 to 1959
  • 7111940 to 1949
  • 3861939 or earlier

Zip code 90240 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Downey, CA (90240)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Downey, CA (90240)
  • 82no bedroom
  • 271 bedroom
  • 4472 bedrooms
  • 3,0363 bedrooms
  • 1,1334 bedrooms
  • 3485+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Downey, CA (90240)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Downey, CA (90240)
  • 240no bedroom
  • 8081 bedroom
  • 9842 bedrooms
  • 5783 bedrooms
  • 984 bedrooms
  • 425+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Downey, CA (90240) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Downey, CA (90240) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 116no vehicle
  • 9771 vehicle
  • 1,7912 vehicles
  • 1,2183 vehicles
  • 5514 vehicles
  • 4005+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Downey, CA (90240) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Downey, CA (90240) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 120no vehicle
  • 9031 vehicle
  • 1,0982 vehicles
  • 4523 vehicles
  • 864 vehicles
  • 885+ vehicles

  • Zip code 90240 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 90240 household income distribution in 2022
  • 247Less than $10,000
  • 215$10,000 to $14,999
  • 196$15,000 to $19,999
  • 146$20,000 to $24,999
  • 186$25,000 to $29,999
  • 220$30,000 to $34,999
  • 203$35,000 to $39,999
  • 332$40,000 to $44,999
  • 69$45,000 to $49,999
  • 406$50,000 to $59,999
  • 566$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,147$75,000 to $99,999
  • 667$100,000 to $124,999
  • 703$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,090$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,423$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 90240

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 90240
  • 53Less than $10,000
  • 3$50,000 to $59,999
  • 24$60,000 to $69,999
  • 34$125,000 to $149,999
  • 8$150,000 to $174,999
  • 72$300,000 to $399,999
  • 325$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,306$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,484$750,000 to $999,999
  • 661$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 166$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 103$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 90240

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 90240
  • 80$200 to $249
  • 6$300 to $349
  • 3$400 to $449
  • 20$450 to $499
  • 7$750 to $799
  • 34$900 to $999
  • 212$1,000 to $1,249
  • 207$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,335$1,500 to $1,999
  • 498$2,000 to $2,499
  • 229$2,500 to $2,999
  • 45$3,000 to $3,499
  • 60$3,500 or more
  • 58No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,927.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $3,301,288.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $778,688
  • Black or African American householders: $664,410
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $669,393
  • Asian householders: $749,454
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $472,395
  • Some other race householders: $789,983
  • Two or more races householders: $865,394
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $762,410

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $771,713
90240:

$771,713
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $635,678 - $1,002,753

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $874,767
Here:

$874,767
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $670,860
Here:

$670,860
State:

$838,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $366,913
Here:

$366,913
State:

$730,996
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 90240
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,695
  • One, attached: 274
  • Two: 33
  • 3 or 4: 154
  • 5 to 9: 237
  • 10 to 19: 584
  • 20 to 49: 632
  • 50 or more: 407
  • Mobile homes: 64

Unemployment: 3.9%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 90240

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 90240
  • 71.8%9,428Drove a car alone
  • 11.1%1,462Carpooled
  • 1.3%166Bus or trolley bus
  • 0.2%27Ferryboat
  • 0.1%19Taxi
  • 0.8%111Motorcycle
  • 0.1%18Bicycle
  • 2.0%256Walked
  • 1.3%172Other means
  • 9.9%1,302Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 90240

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 90240
  • 81Less than 5 minutes
  • 5735 to 9 minutes
  • 1,26110 to 14 minutes
  • 83115 to 19 minutes
  • 2,15820 to 24 minutes
  • 60525 to 29 minutes
  • 2,13930 to 34 minutes
  • 38635 to 39 minutes
  • 71140 to 44 minutes
  • 1,61345 to 59 minutes
  • 84560 to 89 minutes
  • 38490 or more minutes

Neighborhoods in zip code 90240:

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 25,809
  • Male householders: 3,965 (536 living alone), Female householders: 3,855 (667 living alone)
  • 4,206 spouses (4,168 opposite-sex spouses), 864 unmarried partners, (864 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,834 children (8,211 natural, 163 adopted, 455 stepchildren), 893 grandchildren, 482 brothers or sisters, 1,404 parents, 72 foster children, 612 other relatives, 482 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 80 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,558 2-persons, 1,654 3-persons, 1,691 4-persons, 900 5-persons, 303 6-persons, 213 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,202 1-person, 183 2-persons, 39 3-persons

3,363 married couples with children.
1,435 single-parent households (505 men, 930 women).

38.0% of residents of 90240 zip code speak English at home.
52.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 14% well, 10% not well, 4% not at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% very well, 16% well, 21% not well, 6% not at all).
5.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% very well, 24% well, 27% not well, 2% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (65% very well, 4% well, 30% not well).

Foreign born population: 8,101 (31.4%)
(69.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

31.4%
Whole state:

26.7%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 45%Honduras
  • 9%Costa Rica
  • 7%El Salvador
  • 6%Japan
  • 5%Bhutan
  • 4%Ukraine
  • 3%Barbados
Most common first ancestries reported in 90240
  • 3%American
  • 1%Italian
  • 1%English
  • 1%German
  • 1%Lebanese
  • 1%Armenian
  • 1%Egyptian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 9812010 or later
  • 1,1682000 to 2009
  • 1,3201990 to 1999
  • 4,636Before 1990

Zip code 90240 topographic map

There are 125 Medical Specialists in Zip Code 90240.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • EQUILON ENTERPRISES (7360 E FLORENCE in DOWNEY, CA) . Federal Facility
    STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: EQUILON ENTERPRISES L L C (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: SHELL
  • EXXON MOBIL OIL CORP (9000 TELEGRAPH RD in DOWNEY, CA)
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • CALIFORNIA TRUCK EQUIP CO (12351 BELLFLOWER BLVD in DOWNEY, CA)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: TRUCK AND BUS BODIES
    Business NAICS classification: MOTOR VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: RODERICK LYNCH (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: CAL TRUCK EQUIP CO
  • FORTUNES CHEVRON & TOWING INC (8140 E TELEGRAPH RD in DOWNEY, CA)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: THOMAS FORTUNE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • L & P EQUIPMENT (8836 LAKEWOOD BLVD in DOWNEY, CA)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: LAWRENCE STUFF (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • F H P DOWNEY SENIOR CENTER (8311 E FLORENCE AVE in DOWNEY, CA)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: F H P INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • CHEVRON STATION 92436 (10030 LAKEWOOD BLVD in DOWNEY, CA)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • MODEL CLEANERS (8001 E FLORENCE AVE in DOWNEY, CA)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: HYANG MI KU (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • FLORENTINE APARTMENTS (9070 FLORENCE AVENUE in DOWNEY, CA)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  • GLEN HAVEN APARTMENTS (8250 TELEGRAPH in DOWNEY, CA)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)

Zip code 90240 marital status for males
Zip code 90240 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 69.5%Utility gas
  • 17.0%Electricity
  • 10.1%No fuel used
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Solar energy

Population in 1990: 20,273. Population change in the 1990s: +4,618 (+22.8%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 16,194
  • Northeast: 606
  • Midwest: 311
  • South: 284
  • West: 204

57% of the 90240 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in California.

95% of the 90240 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Downey, CA (90240)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 455
Here:

19.5%
California:

10.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 150
Here:

8.6%
California:

8.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 294
Here:

21.7%
California:

15.9%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 177,549Legal occupations
  • 102,254Law enforcement workers including supervisors
  • 98,176Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 95,501Management occupations
  • 94,777Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 83,992Life, physical, and social science occupations

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 5 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 7 establishments, 1-4 employees: 21 establishments)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (500-999: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 9)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Employment Placement Agencies (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 8)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 17)
  • Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 2)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 217 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 6 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 71 people in nursing homes
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally ill

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Fatal accident statistics in 2010:

  • Fatal accident count: 3
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 full and 8 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED211$390,010251$344,065722$303,32833$183,2072$3,098,44056$323,431
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED7$323,72963$350,70388$339,8686$154,6970$010$301,419
APPLICATIONS DENIED71$420,04782$388,347303$359,61325$115,6176$635,24516$328,914
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN31$392,54773$379,226177$341,8894$327,0780$012$322,160
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS6$393,92324$405,88352$374,7887$110,8990$02$419,750

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 5505.00 , 5506.00, 5507.00, 5508.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 full and 8 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED30$332,4452$373,3300$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED17$347,7374$378,2722$282,440
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$387,0574$371,5280$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$347,3802$317,8100$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$294,8250$00$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 5505.00 , 5506.00, 5507.00, 5508.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 90240
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 90240 - Value

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 22. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 50 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2008. The data has a declining trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 90240 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (54.2%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (22.9%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 90240
    • 16354.2%Outside Fires
    • 6922.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 5217.3%Structure Fires
    • 175.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 90240, California

Most common first names in zip code 90240 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary14681.1 years
John14374.2 years
William12074.8 years
James9774.7 years
Robert9173.5 years
Charles8273.3 years
George8075.2 years
Joseph7173.5 years
Frank6576.0 years
Helen5379.6 years
Most common last names in zip code 90240 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith5472.5 years
Miller3976.8 years
Johnson2880.4 years
Davis2574.8 years
Garcia2375.8 years
Jones2277.0 years
Wilson2075.1 years
Brown1976.0 years
Anderson1878.8 years
Lopez1575.7 years
Businesses in zip code 90240
NameCountNameCount
AutoZone1Kroger1
Avenue1Little Caesars Pizza1
Baskin-Robbins1MasterBrand Cabinets2
Blockbuster1McDonald's3
Burger King1Pizza Hut1
CVS1Starbucks1
Curves1T-Mobile1
FedEx3U-Haul1
Hollister Co.1UPS2
Jack In The Box2Walgreens1
KFC1
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