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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 90221 (Compton, CA)

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$644,000
Metro: $950,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.5%
Metro: +1.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
50,659
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$72,937
Metro: $95,958 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 90221, shaded by typical home value9022190650907459074490805902809081590808908109070690746902019050190044
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ZIP codes around 90221, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 90221 is outlined.

How 90221 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 90221 (Compton, CA) is worth about $644,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 90221 are 32% below the typical value in the Los Angeles metro area ($950,000) and 1.8 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 90221 rose 2.5%, compared with +1.3% in the Los Angeles metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $72,937, against $95,958 in the Los Angeles metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 50,659 people live in 90221 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

90221 has the 35th-lowest typical home value of the 360 ZIP codes in the Los Angeles metro area and the 704th-lowest of 1,541 in California with Zillow figures.

Part of: Compton, CA · Los Angeles County, CA · Los Angeles metro area · California

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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