ZIP 90814
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 90814 usually run 0.9% below trend in February and 0.8% above it in August, about $42 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 90814 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2017.
Rent in ZIP 90814 changed +3.8% 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 90814 rose 28.6% while median household income rose 42.6% ($73,391 to $104,650). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 90814 is 32.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($104,650) is $2,616 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,250); a 2-bedroom is $2,810.
7th cheapest of 11 ZIP codes in Long Beach.
ZIP 90804, 1 mile away, rents for 11% less ($2,225/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 90814. 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 90814 (Long Beach, CA) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 56.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 90814 in Long Beach, CA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 90814 in Long Beach, CA stood at $1,938 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,489, reflecting a 28.4% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $84,195 to $104,650 between 2021 and 2024, a 24.3% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 1.6% since 2021, moving from about 19,166 residents to roughly 19,471. College-educated residents now make up 56.8% of adults here, versus 54.6% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 90814 in Long Beach, 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 90814 covers Long Beach, CA. The median rent here is $2,489/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,250/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,810/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($104,650/yr), ZIP 90814 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.8% over the past year.
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