ZIP Code 91744 — La Puente, California

The median home in 91744 is valued at $556,300 against a median household income of $86,290, a price-to-income ratio of 6.4. That is in line with 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, 91744 ranks 30 of 275 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 9.2. Renting takes 25.1% of median household income (median rent $1,807 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

91744 ranks 791 of 1,558 statewide on median household income and 863 of 1,558 on median home value; its income is in line with the $87,339 Los Angeles County median. 69% of households own their home, above the 64% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 10.3%, in line with the 10.8% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 6.8%.

With 9,124 residents per square mile across 8.7 square miles of land, 91744 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 1,120 (rank 191 of 1,558). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.