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91401

Van Nuys, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
39,231
Median household income
$79,552
People below poverty
15.2%
Median home value
$1,047,700

Income

The median income of households in 91401 was $79,552. An estimated 6.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 14.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 91401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.1
$10,000 to $14,999 3.9
$15,000 to $24,999 6.8
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11
$50,000 to $74,999 13.3
$75,000 to $99,999 15
$100,000 to $149,999 15.9
$150,000 to $199,999 7.9
$200,000 or more 14.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 91401 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56083
Female 59991

An estimated 82.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 19.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 11.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,039. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 91401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 82.9
Social Security 19.5
Retirement income 11.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.8
Cash public assistance income 6.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 19% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 91401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 17
People 65 years old and over below poverty 19
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.9

In 2020-2024, 17.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 91401 in 2020-2024, 89.4% had health insurance coverage and 10.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51.8% and public coverage was 44%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.5%.


In 2020-2024, 91401 had a total population of 39,231 - 18,858 (48.1%) females and 20,373 (51.9%) males. The median age was 37.8 years. An estimated 19.6% of the population was under 18 years, 39.3% was 19 to 44 years, 25.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 91401 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1186 1054
5 to 9 966 716
10 to 14 1274 1152
15 to 19 1122 878
20 to 24 1252 1301
25 to 29 1936 1601
30 to 34 2024 1550
35 to 39 1514 1601
40 to 44 1455 1203
45 to 49 1435 1541
50 to 54 1521 1325
55 to 59 1271 1239
60 to 64 1088 676
65 to 69 1021 1279
70 to 74 542 722
75 to 79 478 379
80 to 84 132 286
85 and over 156 355

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 44.9% were White; 4.4% were Black or African American; 2.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.4% were Asian; 2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 27.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 45.2% of the people in 91401 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 40.5% of the people in 91401 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,131 households in 91401. The average household size was 2.57 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.9% of the households in 91401 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30% of all households, while 23.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31% of all households.

In 91401, 27.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 91401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.9
Cohabiting Couples 6.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42% of males and 41.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 47.7 39
Now married, except separated 42 41.4
Separated 2.2 2.3
Widowed 1.4 6.7
Divorced 6.7 10.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 91401, 916 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 13.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 60.7% of the people living in 91401 were U.S. natives. 43.4% of the 91401 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 39.3% of 91401 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 49.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 73.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 91401 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 91401.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 91401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 56
Asia 31.7
Europe 10.3
Africa 1.1
Northern America 0.8
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 91401 in 2020-2024, 57.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 37.4% of people at least five years old; 25.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 91401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 37.4
Other Indo-European languages 15.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.2
Other languages 1.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 91401 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 91401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.2
Different house, same county 6.4
Different county, same state 0.6
Different state 1.4
Abroad 1.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 79.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 38.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 20.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 91401 was 8,591 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 391 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,554. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,646.

Educational Attainment of People in 91401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 20.4
High school diploma or equivalency 19.8
Some college, no degree 15.1
Associate's degree 6.1
Bachelor's degree 26.9
Graduate or professional degree 11.8

Disability

In 91401, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.4% of people under 18 years old, to 6.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 91401, 64.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 16,180 77.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,154 10.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,441 11.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 91401 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 91401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 12.9
Manufacturing 4.7
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 8.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.4
Information 8.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.1
Other Services, except public administration 5.9
Public administration 2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 91401 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,271 39.5
Service occupations 3,749 17.9
Sales and office occupations 3,970 18.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,844 13.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,120 10.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 62.7% of 91401 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 91401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 62.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.8
Walked 1.3
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 20.1

In 2020-2024, 91401 had a total of 15,792 housing units. Of these housing units, 41.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 58.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 91401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 41.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 58.6
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 91401 was 4.1 rooms, and of these housing units 34.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 91401 had 15,131 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 661 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 33.3% while renters occupied 66.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.64.

4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.9% and another 14.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 91401:

House Heating Fuel Used in 91401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 64.1
Electricity 31.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 4.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 91401 was $1,047,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 68 % had a mortgage. 32% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,792 and for owners without a mortgage it was $989.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 91401 was $1,881. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.