ZIP 90005
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 90005 usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in September, about $45 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90005 is 5.5% below its high of $2,644 in October 2022, at $2,499 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90005 changed -0.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 819 California ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.2%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 90005 rose 9.3% while median household income rose 28.4% ($38,491 to $49,419). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 90005 is 9.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($49,419) is $1,235 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,010).
28th cheapest of 96 ZIP codes in Los Angeles.
ZIP 90020, 1 mile away, rents for 23% less ($1,926/mo), about $6,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90005. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 90005 (Los Angeles, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 40.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90005 in Los Angeles, CA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 90005 in Los Angeles, CA has shifted from $2,157 to $2,499, up 15.9% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $44,913 to $49,419 across the same window, up 10.0% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 90005 in Los Angeles, CA adding about 2,232 residents over the five-year window, up 6.0% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 35.6% to 40.4% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 90005 in Los Angeles, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 90005 covers Los Angeles, CA. The median rent here is $2,499/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,250/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,800/mo.
At 61% of local median household income ($49,419/yr), ZIP 90005 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.8% over the past year.
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At $2,499/mo, rent takes ~61% of ZIP 90005's median household income ($49,419/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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