AreaProfile

93726Fresno, California

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 93726.

45
Area Score
Bottom 3% of 695 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity663rd of 727 published ZIP areas32
Growth402nd of 701 published ZIP areas48
Housing affordability639th of 800 published ZIP areas50
Climate397th of 779 published ZIP areas70
Physical resilience715th of 800 published ZIP areas12
Access621st of 779 published ZIP areas90
Economic stability588th of 800 published ZIP areas47
The quick read

Employment conditions sit below most comparable published ZIP profiles: unemployment is 6.2% and the Opportunity signal places 93726 in the bottom 9%.

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

A major airport is 3 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

At a glance

Population
44,527
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$55,771
Bottom 23% nationally
Density
6,978/sq mi
6.4 sq mi of land
Median age
31.4
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Fresno
California
Metro area
Fresno, CA
Nearest major airport
FAT
3 mi · Fresno Yosemite Intl
Median home value
$294,800
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.

Median household income of $55,771 is below 77% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$6,212$55,771Bottom 23%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$1,662$24,207Bottom 11%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate25.1%Top 11%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute22.8 minBottom 23%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%Bottom 30%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 participation64.2%Top 36%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
202120222023202456k48k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $55,771 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 $1,366 takes 29% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 5.3 times median household income here, well above the historic benchmark, at a level conventionally described as seriously unaffordable.

Rent as a share of income
29.4%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
5.3×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,366
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$294,800
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income5.29Top 14%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate37.4%Bottom 5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±55915,493Top 8%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$60$1,366Top 27%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$10,828$294,800Top 34%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income29.4%Top 6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate4.1%Bottom 18%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, 2.4 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
AvalancheModerate
Volcanic activityModerate

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 3 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Fresno Yosemite IntlFAT3 mi9,539 ft
Meadows FldBFL102 mi10,849 ft
Stockton MetroSCK111 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.

93726 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.

93726
Fresno
Median household income
$55,771
vs
$70,991
Per capita income
$24,207
vs
$32,519
Population density
6,978/sq mi
vs
4,710/sq mi
Median home value
$294,800
vs
$374,800
Median gross rent
$1,366
vs
$1,421
Homeownership rate
37.4%
vs
50.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher
16.9%
vs
25.5%
Poverty rate
25.1%
vs
20.1%
Median age
31.4
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.