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Riverside County · California

ZIP code 92509

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 92509 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
80,149

ZCTA residents

Median income
$95,218

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$501,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
8.75%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 92509 sits in Riverside County, California and is home to 80,149 people. Median household income is $95,218, the median home is worth $501,200 and median gross rent is $1,698. 71.5% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 8.75% combined.

County
Riverside County

FIPS 06065

State
California (CA)

1,803 ZIPs covered

Area codes
510, 909, 951

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Riverside

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 92509

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

Population
80,149ZIP 92509 residents
Median household income
$95,218Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$501,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,698Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
33 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
71.5%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 92509

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
8.75%Riverside jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$9Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$88Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Riverside rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

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

Rent burden
21%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
5.3×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$2,601/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
11.9%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 92509 compares

ZIP 92509 against the median ZIP in Riverside County and across California.

MeasureZIP 92509County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$95,218$86,443$89,916+6%
Median home value$501,200$496,600$628,900-20%
Median gross rent$1,698$1,723$1,851-8%
Population80,14933,68515,085+431%

Medians are computed across the 71 ZIP areas in Riverside County and the 1803 ZIP areas in California.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1803 California ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 55% of 1,593 state ZIPs

#717
Home value

above 38% of 1,597 state ZIPs

#998
Population

larger than 98% of 1,803 state ZIPs

#30

Comparable ZIP codes

California ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
94709Alameda County$95,223$1,240,500$1,988
95726El Dorado County$95,125$401,200$1,099
92806Orange County$95,112$791,200$2,234
92111San Diego County$95,081$754,300$2,049
90807Los Angeles County$95,079$832,200$1,892
95356Stanislaus County$95,376$495,800$1,794

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Riverside County.

ZIP 92509 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 92509?
ZIP 92509 lies mostly in Riverside 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 92509?
Purchases are taxed at 8.75% combined, built from the Riverside jurisdiction stack.
Is 92509 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,698 a month, about 21% of median household income, and the median home is worth $501,200-20% 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 92509, 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.