ZIP Code 90002

In ZIP code 90002, part of Los Angeles, households earn a median of $59,021, while per-capita income sits at $19,591 — a gap that points to larger households pooling earnings. A median home value of $534,200 carries a county-level effective property tax rate of 0.68%, an annual bill of roughly $3,600 before exemptions. Add a combined sales tax of 9.75%, and everyday purchases take a noticeable bite. With housing costs and consumption taxes both pulling at the same paycheck, residents here have limited slack, and each dollar of income stretches across competing essentials.