AreaProfile

93720Fresno, California

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 93720.

53
Area Score
Bottom 19% of 695 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity392nd of 727 published ZIP areas52
Growth402nd of 701 published ZIP areas48
Housing affordability420th of 800 published ZIP areas68
Climate397th of 779 published ZIP areas70
Physical resilience720th of 800 published ZIP areas12
Access621st of 779 published ZIP areas90
Economic stabilityTop 30% of 800 published ZIP areas68
The quick read

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

A major airport is 6 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

Its Area Score of 53 places 93720 in the top 81% of published ZIP profiles.

At a glance

Population
50,089
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$105,050
Top 16% nationally
Density
4,797/sq mi
10.4 sq mi of land
Median age
37.3
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Fresno
California
Metro area
Fresno, CA
Nearest major airport
FAT
6 mi · Fresno Yosemite Intl
Median home value
$477,800
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 6.2% is lower than 4% of the 1,061 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment fell 0.4% over the past year, to 238,868 employed residents.

49% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 87% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$4,800$105,050Top 16%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$3,404$52,350Top 17%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate7.2%Bottom 32%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute24.9 minBottom 34%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher48.6%Top 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment238,868Bottom 48%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)1.3%Top 42%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-0.4%Top 36%June 2026
Labor force254,597Bottom 48%June 2026
Labor force participation63.8%Top 38%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$63,820Bottom 30%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$46,910Bottom 18%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-0.7%Bottom 16%June 2026
Unemployment rate6.2%Top 4%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
2021202220232024105k94k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $105,050 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 — Fresno, CA
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Home Health and Personal Care Aides33,580$34,320
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse28,570$34,610
Fast Food and Counter Workers12,330$39,480
Registered Nurses11,030$125,420
Cashiers9,780$35,270
Retail Salespersons9,290$36,460

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 Fresno, CA, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $2,139 takes 24% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 4.5 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
24.4%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
4.5×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$2,139
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$477,800
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income4.55Top 21%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate56.8%Bottom 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±68119,732Top 4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$58$2,139Top 6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$10,720$477,800Top 14%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income24.4%Top 16%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate5.6%Bottom 26%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
48/ 100
Ranks 402 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.

New construction is predominantly single-family: only 17% of permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes.

At 2.9 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is below the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
1,573
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
2.9
Bottom 27% nationally
Year over year
+70%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
16.5%
units in 5+ unit buildings

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

Weather & climate

7 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 98°F and January a low of 41°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 11.0 inches.

30°50°70°90°110°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL AP, 6.1 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND2.2"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation11.0"1991-2020 Normals
Annual snowfall0.0"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low41°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high98°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months71991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing36°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

12 / 100
Physical resilience

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

DroughtHigh
EarthquakeHigh
Inland floodingModerate
WildfireModerate
Heat waveModerate
Volcanic activityModerate
AvalancheModerate

Low or minimal exposure: landslide, hail, lightning, tornado, winter weather, strong wind.

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

1 major airport lies within 100 miles, the nearest 6 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Fresno Yosemite IntlFAT6 mi9,539 ft
Meadows FldBFL106 mi10,849 ft
Stockton MetroSCK108 mi10,245 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.

93720 vs Fresno

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

93720
Fresno
Median household income
$105,050
vs
$70,991
Per capita income
$52,350
vs
$32,519
Population density
4,797/sq mi
vs
4,710/sq mi
Median home value
$477,800
vs
$374,800
Median gross rent
$2,139
vs
$1,421
Homeownership rate
56.8%
vs
50.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher
48.6%
vs
25.5%
Poverty rate
7.2%
vs
20.1%
Median age
37.3
vs
32.8

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.