ZIP 92612
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
April. Asking rents in ZIP 92612 usually run 1.6% below trend in April and 1.8% above it in October, about $120 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 92612 is 1% below its high of $3,577 in March 2026, at $3,543 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 92612 changed +0.5% 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 92612 rose 35.7% while median household income rose 26.5% ($83,942 to $106,226). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 92612 is 39.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($106,226) is $2,656 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($3,410).
3rd cheapest of 8 ZIP codes in Irvine.
ZIP 92707, 4 miles away, rents for 21% less ($2,816/mo), about $8,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 92612. 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 92612 (Irvine, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 64% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 92612 in Irvine, CA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 92612 in Irvine, CA stood at $2,617 in 2021 and currently runs about $3,543, reflecting a 35.4% increase over the period. Household income in the area moved from $76,648 to $106,226 across the same window, up 38.6% versus 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has contracted by 2.7% since 2021, moving from about 34,640 residents to roughly 33,714. Renters now make up 73.9% of households, compared with 70.8% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 64% of adults here, versus 67.1% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 92612 in Irvine, CA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 92612 covers Irvine, CA. The median rent here is $3,543/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,490/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $4,110/mo.
At 40% of local median household income ($106,226/yr), ZIP 92612 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.5% over the past year.
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