ZIP Code 91406 — Van Nuys, California

The median home in 91406 is valued at $701,900 against a median household income of $71,819, a price-to-income ratio of 9.8. That is above the 6.7 median across the 1,558 California ZIP codes with published housing data, and well past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally, so buying here on a local median income requires substantial savings or a second income. Within Los Angeles County, 91406 ranks 161 of 275 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 9.2. Renting takes 29.5% of median household income (median rent $1,764 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

91406 ranks 1,034 of 1,558 statewide on median household income and 610 of 1,558 on median home value; its income is below the $87,339 Los Angeles County median. 39% of households own their home, below the 64% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 16.9%, far above the 10.8% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 7.0%.

With 6,577 residents per square mile across 8.1 square miles of land, 91406 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 1,120 (rank 327 of 1,558). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.