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ZIP code 92010

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 92010 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
17,300

ZCTA residents

Median income
$120,612

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$1,016,400

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
7.25%

California state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 92010 sits in San Diego County, California and is home to 17,300 people. Median household income is $120,612, the median home is worth $1,016,400 and median gross rent is $2,764. 62.8% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7.25% (California state rate).

County
San Diego County

FIPS 06073

State
California (CA)

1,803 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 92010

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
17,300ZIP 92010 residents
Median household income
$120,612Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$1,016,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,764Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
62.8%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 92010 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 92010 is a mid-size town in San Diego County, California, with 17,300 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #863 of 1,803 ranked by population — larger than 52% of them. The median age here is 40.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in ZIP 92010 earn a median of $120,612 a year, 53.6% above the national figure of $78,538. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 8.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 92010 is valued at $1,016,400, 235% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $2,764 a month, 96.6% above the national figure, or roughly $33,168 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 8.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is out of reach on local earnings alone and the ownership market leans on outside income, equity or dual high earners. 62.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Home values sit at 8.4× median household income, far past the 3.9× national mark, so ownership costs here are set by something other than local wages — second homes, retirees with equity, or commuters earning elsewhere.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Reading ZIP 92010 in context

How 92010 sits inside San Diego County and California.

ZIP 92010 is tabulated inside San Diego County, California, one of 115 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 1,803 across California. This is a mid-sized suburban ZIP inside a county that is split across many delivery areas. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 92010 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 92010 reports a median household income of $120,612, 18% above the $102,617 county median, and 34% above the $89,916 typical CA ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $1,016,400, 32% above the county figure and 62% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $2,764 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

California charges 7.25% statewide, and local governments overlapping 92010 may add county, city or special-district levies on top. We publish the state floor for this ZIP rather than guessing a combined figure, because ZIP boundaries and taxing-district boundaries were drawn for different purposes and do not line up.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 92010 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 92010

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
7.25%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$7Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$73Before any exemptions

California levies 7.25% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
27%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
8.4×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$5,274/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
8.2%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 92010 compares

ZIP 92010 against the median ZIP in San Diego County and across California.

MeasureZIP 92010County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$120,612$102,617$89,916+34%
Median home value$1,016,400$767,400$628,900+62%
Median gross rent$2,764$2,202$1,851+49%
Population17,30029,59615,085+15%

Medians are computed across the 115 ZIP areas in San Diego County and the 1803 ZIP areas in California.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1803 California ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 76% of 1,593 state ZIPs

#387
Home value

above 78% of 1,597 state ZIPs

#349
Population

larger than 52% of 1,803 state ZIPs

#863

Comparable ZIP codes

California ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
92065San Diego County$120,550$731,500$1,889
95127Santa Clara County$120,548$995,100$2,549
95818Sacramento County$120,509$768,700$1,650
94564Contra Costa County$120,833$697,100$2,738
93465San Luis Obispo County$120,843$875,200$2,417
92596Riverside County$120,860$615,500$2,573

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under San Diego County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in San Diego County, California.

ZIP 92010 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 92010?
ZIP 92010 lies mostly in San Diego County, California. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 92010?
California charges 7.25% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 92010 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $2,764 a month, about 27% of median household income, and the median home is worth $1,016,400 — +62% against the typical California ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92010, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.