ZIP 90008
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 90008 usually run 0.6% below trend in February and 0.7% above it in November, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90008 is 1% below its high of $2,158 in July 2025, at $2,136 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90008 changed -0.6% 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 90008 rose 32.7% while median household income rose 42.6% ($43,364 to $61,846). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 90008 is 30.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($61,846) is $1,546 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,600).
5th cheapest of 96 ZIP codes in Los Angeles.
ZIP 90057, 5 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,891/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90008. 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 90008 (Los Angeles, CA) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 32.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90008 in Los Angeles, CA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 90008 in Los Angeles, CA has increased by $457 per month, settling near $2,136 after starting the period at $1,679. Median household income grew from $49,379 to $61,846 between 2021 and 2024, a 25.2% shift. Headcount in the area went from 31,046 to 33,252 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.1% change. About 69.4% of households rent today, against 66.7% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 90008 in Los Angeles, CA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 90008 covers Los Angeles, CA. The median rent here is $2,136/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,790/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,230/mo.
At 41% of local median household income ($61,846/yr), ZIP 90008 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.6% over the past year.
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