ZIP 92602
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
April. Asking rents in ZIP 92602 usually run 0.7% below trend in April and 0.7% above it in September, about $50 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92602 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 92602 changed +3.7% 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 92602 rose 38.6% while median household income rose 60.4% ($100,745 to $161,620). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 92602 is 42.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($161,620) is $4,041 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($3,940); a 3-bedroom is $5,350.
4th cheapest of 8 ZIP codes in Irvine.
ZIP 92705, 2 miles away, rents for 11% less ($3,164/mo), about $4,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92602. 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 92602 (Irvine, CA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 75.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92602 in Irvine, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 92602 in Irvine, CA has climbed from $2,595 to $3,544, a 36.6% change over five years. Median household income rose from $123,455 to $161,620 between 2021 and 2024, a 30.9% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 3.0% since 2021, moving from about 27,425 residents to roughly 28,261. Renters now make up 51% of households, compared with 55.9% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 75.4% of adults here, versus 65.7% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 92602 in Irvine, 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 92602 covers Irvine, CA. The median rent here is $3,544/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,340/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,940/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($161,620/yr), ZIP 92602 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.7% over the past year.
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