92242 Zip Code (Big River, CA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,219
Zip code population in 2010: 1,539
Zip code population in 2000: 1,545

Houses and condos: 1,514
Renter-occupied apartments: 108
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 92242: 72.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 31.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 39 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $953 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 92242:

• High school or higher: 85.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
• Unemployed: 9.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 92242:

• Never married: 16.6%
• Now married: 42.9%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 14.3%
• Divorced: 25.8%

• 
• • 1,00282.4%White
  • 14612.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 393.2%Two or more races
  • 242.0%American Indian
  • 50.4%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 92242, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $36,294 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,294
State:	$95,910

Salary/wage: $30,978 (reported on 52.9% of returns)

Here:	$30,978
State:	$77,331

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 914.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2615.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9130.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $757 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$757
California:	$2,294

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 62.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,075 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,075
State:	$10,949

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,350 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,350
State:	+$49,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,625 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,625
State:	+$15,671

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 131.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,533 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

92242:	$8,533
California:	$23,505

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 365.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,043 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,043
State:	$2,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.2%

Here:	88%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 88.2% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 92242, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,212 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,212
State:	$72,726

Salary/wage: $29,058 (reported on 58.5% of returns)

Here:	$29,058
State:	$59,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 52.9% for AGIs below $25k, 48.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,331 (reported on 31.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,331
California:	$2,146

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,000 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$9,308

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$260 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$260
State:	+$30,460

Profit/loss from business: +$6,467 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	+$6,467
State:	+$17,064

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,120 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

92242:	$7,120
California:	$19,557

Total itemized deductions: $21,389 (33% of AGI, reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$21,389
State:	$34,004

Here:	32.9% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs below $25k, 9.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 27.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Charity contributions: $1,929 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,929
State:	$4,659

Taxes paid: $5,522 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

92242:	$5,522
State:	$14,448

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,882 (reported on 26.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,882
State:	$2,286

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.3%

Here:	68%
State:	64%

(% for various income ranges: 60.9% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 116.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 92242, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,661 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,661
State:	$58,600

Salary/wage: $24,027 (reported on 67.3% of returns)

Here:	$24,027
State:	$49,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.1% for AGIs below $10k, 57.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,772 (reported on 45.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,772
California:	$2,365

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,103 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,103
State:	$4,746

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$12,108 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	+$12,108
State:	+$23,418

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 22.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$680 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	+$680
State:	+$16,826

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -38.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, -1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,886 (26% of AGI, reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$18,886
State:	$28,113

Here:	25.6% of AGI
State:	25.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,314 (3% of AGI, reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,314
State:	$3,923

Here:	3.1% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,252 (reported on 68.0% of returns)

92242:	$5,252
State:	$10,761

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,826 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,826
State:	$1,763

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.5%

Here:	63%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 51.4% for AGIs below $10k, 61.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 85344, 92267, 92280, 86403, 86406, 85371.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 50
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 582

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (5 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 91 (30 now married, 61 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 92242 with a mortgage: 75 (5 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,156
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $328

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 92242 household income distribution in 2022

• 35Less than $10,000
• 60$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 53$20,000 to $24,999
• 102$25,000 to $29,999
• 23$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 29$40,000 to $44,999
• 21$45,000 to $49,999
• 77$50,000 to $59,999
• 50$60,000 to $74,999
• 94$75,000 to $99,999
• 18$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $199,999
• 12$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 92242

• 16Less than $10,000
• 17$15,000 to $19,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 26$35,000 to $39,999
• 27$40,000 to $49,999
• 32$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 41$70,000 to $79,999
• 25$80,000 to $89,999
• 22$90,000 to $99,999
• 27$100,000 to $124,999
• 35$125,000 to $149,999
• 27$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$175,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 to $249,999
• 14$250,000 to $299,999
• 48$300,000 to $399,999
• 19$400,000 to $499,999
• 28$500,000 to $749,999
• 37$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 92242

• 7$300 to $349
• 8$350 to $399
• 8$400 to $449
• 6$450 to $499
• 13$550 to $599
• 16$600 to $649
• 22$650 to $699
• 6$1,000 to $1,249
• 8No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $779.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $221,202.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $190,462
• Asian householders: $185,515
• Some other race householders: $160,780
• Two or more races householders: $185,515
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $206,045

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $137,034 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,658 - $349,513

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $278,190

Here:	$278,190
State:	$988,808

Mobile homes: $203,547

Here:	$203,547
State:	$184,506

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $100,914

Here:	$100,914
State:	$204,957

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 628
• One, attached: 5
• Two: 15
• 3 or 4: 21
• 5 to 9: 4
• 10 to 19: 3
• Mobile homes: 796
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Unemployment: 9.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 92242

• 81.7%320Drove a car alone
• 6.1%24Carpooled
• 0.8%3Ferryboat
• 9.5%37Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 92242

• 39Less than 5 minutes
• 435 to 9 minutes
• 6110 to 14 minutes
• 9615 to 19 minutes
• 6520 to 24 minutes
• 2330 to 34 minutes
• 1760 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 44.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,219

• Male householders: 319 (151 living alone), Female householders: 321 (106 living alone)

• 212 spouses (212 opposite-sex spouses), 53 unmarried partners, (46 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 210 children (194 natural, 0 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 foster children, 16 other relatives, 67 non-relatives

Size of family households: 205 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 24 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 256 1-person, 87 2-persons, 6 3-persons

85 married couples with children.
75 single-parent households (45 men, 30 women).

94.6% of residents of 92242 zip code speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• IRON MOUNTAIN PUMPING PLANT (35 MILES EAST OF DESERT CENTER in EARP, CA)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: MWD - IRON MT. PUMPING STATION

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%

Population in 1990: 976. Population change in the 1990s: +569 (+58.3%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 534
• Northeast: 88
• Midwest: 182
• South: 147
• West: 175

57% of the 92242 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in California.

94% of the 92242 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Media Buying Agencies (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (5-9: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Display Advertising (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9401.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9401.00

Most common first names in zip code 92242 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	26	73.7 years
Robert	25	73.1 years
William	18	74.6 years
James	16	78.4 years
Donald	16	73.1 years
Mary	13	75.2 years
George	13	76.8 years
Margaret	10	77.2 years
Richard	10	71.8 years
Harold	9	76.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 92242 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Davis	9	78.4 years
Wright	8	74.2 years
Smith	8	76.1 years
Roberts	7	71.9 years
Williams	7	78.4 years
Miller	6	74.3 years
Easley	5	71.8 years
Johnson	5	74.0 years
Taylor	5	77.8 years
Jones	4	64.0 years