Lakeland, FL (33809)

Lakeland, FL (ZIP 33809) sits in Polk County within the Lakeland-Winter Haven metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 26. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 36.7%. NCES lists 4 schools serving the area, 4 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $17,466. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $64,116, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Local establishments report average pay of $31,880 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. Federal QCEW filings show 260,590 covered jobs in this ZIP's primary county — a major regional employment hub. FEMA has issued 55 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1968 — a high-frequency exposure profile. 36.4% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 17,477 residents (8,587 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $61,911, fair market rent of $1,700 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $312,378, down 3.0% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.

Demographics

HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.

Home values

Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.

New housing construction

Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.

Income & tax statistics

Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $955.3M across all reported brackets.

Business & employment

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.

Employment & wages

That is roughly 15% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.

Unemployment

Based on Polk County, FL data (2024).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.

Banking access

Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.

Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.

Alternative-fuel stations

Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.

Social Vulnerability Index

The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.

Federal Disaster Declarations

FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.

Air quality

Based on Polk County data (2024).

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.

Community health profile

Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 9.0% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.

Based on Polk data (2025 CHR release).

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.

Food access

Among low-income residents, 13.4% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).

Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Polk County, FL for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.

Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).

Who’s moving in and out

Incoming households reported an average AGI of $57,320 versus departing households' $54,068.

Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.

Data sources used on this page

Health profile

Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.

Schools in this ZIP

4 schools serve this ZIP, including 4 non-charter.

Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.

Colleges & universities nearby

• Empire Beauty School-Lakeland

  Lakeland, FL · 33809

  Certificate

  In-state tuition

  —

  Out-of-state tuition

  —

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  68.2%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $23,589

  Median student debt

  $10,231

• Polk State College

  Winter Haven, FL · 33881

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $2,694

  Out-of-state tuition

  $9,817

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  34.6%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $40,624

  Median student debt

  $10,076

• Southeastern University

  Lakeland, FL · 33801

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $32,950

  Out-of-state tuition

  $32,950

  Acceptance rate

  53.0%

  Graduation rate

  42.9%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $46,744

  Median student debt

  $21,500

• Florida Southern College

  Lakeland, FL · 33801

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $44,040

  Out-of-state tuition

  $44,040

  Acceptance rate

  64.4%

  Graduation rate

  69.9%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $55,294

  Median student debt

  $25,000

• South Florida State College

  Avon Park, FL · 33825

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $3,165

  Out-of-state tuition

  $11,859

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  49.4%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $39,990

  Median student debt

  $7,368

• Florida Polytechnic University

  Lakeland, FL · 33805

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $4,940

  Out-of-state tuition

  $21,005

  Acceptance rate

  57.5%

  Graduation rate

  54.0%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  —

  Median student debt

  $14,250

• Webber International University

  Babson Park, FL · 33827

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $33,770

  Out-of-state tuition

  $33,770

  Acceptance rate

  69.4%

  Graduation rate

  27.0%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $45,606

  Median student debt

  $25,250

• Warner University

  Lake Wales, FL · 33859

  4-Year

  In-state tuition

  $29,992

  Out-of-state tuition

  $29,992

  Acceptance rate

  42.8%

  Graduation rate

  38.1%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $46,086

  Median student debt

  $22,250

• Traviss Technical College

  Lakeland, FL · 33803

  Certificate

  In-state tuition

  —

  Out-of-state tuition

  —

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  85.8%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $39,813

  Median student debt

  —

• Ridge Technical College

  Winter Haven, FL · 33881

  Certificate

  In-state tuition

  $3,930

  Out-of-state tuition

  $10,530

  Acceptance rate

  —

  Graduation rate

  91.6%

  Median earnings (10 yr)

  $33,484

  Median student debt

  —

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.

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