ZIP Code 92139 — San Diego, California

The median home in 92139 is valued at $567,600 against a median household income of $87,463, a price-to-income ratio of 6.5. 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 San Diego County, 92139 ranks 26 of 94 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 7.4. Renting takes 27.2% of median household income (median rent $1,979 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

92139 ranks 772 of 1,558 statewide on median household income and 841 of 1,558 on median home value; its income is below the $98,033 San Diego County median. 59% of households own their home, below the 64% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 8.3%, below the 10.8% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 6.2%.

With 9,703 residents per square mile across 3.6 square miles of land, 92139 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 1,120 (rank 165 of 1,558). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.