AreaProfile

94536Fremont, California

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 94536.

62
Area Score
Bottom 49% of 695 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
OpportunityTop 33% of 727 published ZIP areas62
Growth473rd of 701 published ZIP areas41
Housing affordability565th of 800 published ZIP areas57
ClimateTop 12% of 779 published ZIP areas89
Physical resilience580th of 800 published ZIP areas36
AccessTop 48% of 779 published ZIP areas96
Economic stabilityTop 13% of 800 published ZIP areas77
The quick read

Physical-risk exposure is above the national median, driven mainly by earthquake, inland flooding and wildfire.

A major airport is 15 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

Its Area Score of 62 places 94536 in the top 51% of published ZIP profiles.

At a glance

Population
70,619
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$167,662
Top 2% nationally
Density
5,017/sq mi
14.1 sq mi of land
Median age
38.9
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Fremont
California
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Nearest major airport
SJC
15 mi · Norman Y Mineta San Jose Intl
Median home value
$1,287,800
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.2% is lower than 76% of the 1,061 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment fell 1.7% over the past year, to 111,622 employed residents.

59% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 92% of measured US ZIP areas.

Household income is higher than at least 98% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$10,967$167,662Top 2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$3,089$72,749Top 5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate6.1%Bottom 26%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute33.9 minTop 21%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher58.7%Top 8%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment111,622Bottom 17%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)-2.5%Bottom 10%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-1.7%Bottom 24%June 2026
Labor force116,456Bottom 17%June 2026
Labor force participation68.2%Top 20%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$100,220Top 3%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$74,260Top 3%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-0.4%Bottom 37%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.2%Bottom 24%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
2021202220232024168k140k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $167,662 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Home Health and Personal Care Aides119,120$35,950
Software Developers69,030$186,640
Fast Food and Counter Workers49,970$43,870
General and Operations Managers43,520$149,990
Registered Nurses41,750$186,610
Retail Salespersons39,460$43,850

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Fremont, CA, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $2,853 takes 20% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 7.7 times median household income here, well above the historic benchmark, at a level conventionally described as seriously unaffordable.

Rent as a share of income
20.4%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
7.7×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$2,853
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$1,287,800
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income7.68Top 5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate58.6%Bottom 15%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±67526,533Top 1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$57$2,853Top 1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$45,237$1,287,800Top 1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income20.4%Top 33%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate5.0%Bottom 23%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
41/ 100
Ranks 473 of 701 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

89% of recently permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes, so new supply is concentrated in apartments and condominiums rather than detached houses.

At 3.1 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is below the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
708
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
3.1
Bottom 34% nationally
Year over year
+714%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
88.7%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Fremont, CA, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

9 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 75°F and January a low of 43°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 16.0 inches.

30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station HAYWARD AIR TERMINAL, 9.3 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND3.2"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation16.0"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low43°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high75°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months91991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing16°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

36 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are earthquake, inland flooding and wildfire.

EarthquakeHigh
Inland floodingElevated
WildfireModerate
DroughtModerate

Low or minimal exposure: landslide, heat wave, coastal flooding, volcanic activity, tornado, tsunami, lightning, hail, strong wind, avalanche, winter weather.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

6 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 15 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Norman Y Mineta San Jose IntlSJC15 mi11,000 ft
Oakland San Francisco BayOAK17 mi10,520 ft
San Francisco IntlSFO22 mi11,870 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

94536 vs Fremont

How this ZIP area compares with Fremont as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

94536
Fremont
Median household income
$167,662
vs
$181,506
Per capita income
$72,749
vs
$77,049
Population density
5,017/sq mi
vs
2,923/sq mi
Median home value
$1,287,800
vs
$1,403,800
Median gross rent
$2,853
vs
$2,933
Homeownership rate
58.6%
vs
60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher
58.7%
vs
63.9%
Poverty rate
6.1%
vs
5.2%
Median age
38.9
vs
39.1

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.