ZIP 90302
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 90302 usually run 0.6% below trend in January and 0.8% above it in May, about $34 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90302 is 1.6% below its high of $2,435 in June 2026, at $2,397 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 90302 changed +0.7% 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 90302 rose 26.8% while median household income rose 42.3% ($51,850 to $73,777). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 90302 is 29.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($73,777) is $1,844 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($1,790); a 1-bedroom is $2,000.
2nd cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Inglewood.
ZIP 90008, 2 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,136/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90302. 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 90302 (Inglewood, CA) is majority renter-occupied, 29.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90302 in Inglewood, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 90302 in Inglewood, CA paid around $1,854 a month. That figure now sits near $2,397, up 29.3% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $62,794 to $73,777 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.5% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has risen from 68.5% to 72.3%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 90302 in Inglewood, 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 90302 covers Inglewood, CA. The median rent here is $2,397/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,000/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,500/mo.
At 39% of local median household income ($73,777/yr), ZIP 90302 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.7% over the past year.
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At $2,397/mo, rent takes ~39% of ZIP 90302's median household income ($73,777/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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