Population & age
- Total population
- 51,427
- Median age
- 43.8
Polk County · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL · Population 51,427
Kathleen, FL (ZIP 33810) 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: Obesity comes in above the national average at 38.7%. NCES lists 9 schools serving the area, 9 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 $63,047, well above the ~$45K national average per return. 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 and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $66,045, fair market rent of $1,680 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $316,791, down 2.7% 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.
Studio
$1,380
/month
1 Bed
$1,380
/month
2 Bed
$1,680
/month
3 Bed
$2,270
/month
4 Bed
$2,820
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$316,791
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
-2.7%
vs. March 2025
+33.7%
vs. March 2021
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
Metropolitan statistical area
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 units permitted
19,437
Across 13,286 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $4.94B.
Single-family
12,916
66% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
6,521
34% of total units
Single-family value
$4.10B
construction value
Multifamily value
$835.9M
construction value
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.
Tax returns filed
25,420
Average AGI
$63,047
Avg property tax
$157
EITC participation
20.3%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$302
Avg charitable contribution
$598
Avg capital gains
$1,902
Avg total income tax
—
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 $1602.6M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
513
Total employment
6,547
Annual payroll
$290.5M
Average annual pay
$44,369
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.
Average annual pay
$55,697
Average weekly wage
$1,071
Total employment
260,590
Total establishments
17,281
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 rate
4.2%
That is 0.2 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
358,388
Employed
343,340
Unemployed
15,048
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.
Public EV charging stations
1
Limited EV charging
A small number of public charging stations — viable for EV ownership with home charging, but minimal redundancy.
Level 2 ports
2
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
Other
1
Biodiesel, E85, LNG, RD
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.
Overall SVI
60th percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 13 census tracts, population 50,212
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
657
Limited English Speakers
1,668
Persons with Disability
7,406
Without HS Diploma
4,566
Without Health Insurance
6,545
Adults Age 65+
11,043
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.
Federally Declared Disasters
55
Date Range
1968–2024
Most Recent Declaration
HURRICANE MILTON
Hurricane — declared October 11, 2024 (DR-4834)
Incident period: October 5, 2024 – November 2, 2024
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
19
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
13
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
41
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
18
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
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.
Median daily AQI
39
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
105
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Primary pollutant
Ozone
234 days as main pollutant
Days measured
365
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.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
9,798
That is roughly 1,598 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
22%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.7
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
6.1
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
14.7%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
46
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
4,081
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.1
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
70%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
43%
of Medicare enrollees
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 status
Significant food access concerns
36.4% of Polk County, FL residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.13
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.02
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.83
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.53
per 1,000 residents
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).
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+17,477 people
+8,587 households • +$583.2M net AGI flow
Moved in
36,563households
67,333 people • $2.1B AGI
Moved out
27,976households
49,856 people • $1.5B AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
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.
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
38.7%
5.7pp above the 33.0% national rate.
36.8%
4.8pp above the 32.0% national rate.
19.7%
2.3pp below the 22.0% national rate.
78.2%
2.2pp above the 76.0% national rate.
16.2%
3.2pp above the 13.0% national rate.
13.2%
2.2pp above the 11.0% national rate.
9 schools serve this ZIP, including 9 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL | Public | 6–8 | 961 |
| KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL | Public | 6–8 | 758 |
| R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Public | -1–5 | 713 |
| SLEEPY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Public | -1–5 | 689 |
| DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Public | -1–5 | 680 |
Showing top 5 by enrollment. 4 more schools serve this ZIP.
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 26, 2026Colleges in this area
10
Median in-state tuition
$17,466
Median earnings (10 yr)
$40,624
Winter Haven, FL · 33881
Lakeland, FL · 33801
Lakeland, FL · 33801
Avon Park, FL · 33825
Lakeland, FL · 33805
Babson Park, FL · 33827
Lake Wales, FL · 33859
Lakeland, FL · 33803
Winter Haven, FL · 33881
Lakeland, FL · 33801
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.
Kathleen, FL (ZIP 33810) 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: Obesity comes in above the national average at 38.7%. NCES lists 9 schools serving the area, 9 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 $63,047, well above the ~$45K national average per return. 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 and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $66,045, fair market rent of $1,680 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $316,791, down 2.7% 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.
These two readings tell a consistent story. Strong access numbers usually correlate with denser provider networks, and a high school count signals the population base that supports them. Reading them together: a household weighing this ZIP for a multi-year stay can expect both healthcare and education infrastructure to keep pace.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits lower the national rate at 19.7%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
38.7%, which is 5.7 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
19.7%, which is 2.3 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
36.8%, which is 4.8 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
9 schools serve this ZIP, including 9 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 26, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 33810 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 26, 2026).
No high schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 26, 2026).
51,427 people live in ZIP 33810, with a median age of 43.8 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$66,045 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 33810, 75.9% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 24.1% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 33810, 9.6% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.1% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
11.5% of the population in ZIP 33810 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
90.9% of households in ZIP 33810 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 33810 is $316,791, down 2.7% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are down 2.7% over the past year and up 33.7% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 33810 (Kathleen, FL) is $63,047 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 33810 report an average of $157 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
3.2% of tax returns from ZIP 33810 (Kathleen, FL) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 513 business establishments operated in ZIP 33810 employing 6,547 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 33810 is $44,369, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 33810 ranks in the 60th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Socioeconomic Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 33810, ranking in the 66th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 55 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 33810 between 1968–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 33810, accounting for 25 of 55 declarations (45%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 33810 was "HURRICANE MILTON" — a hurricane declared in 2024 (DR-4834) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
10 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 33810 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Polk State College, Southeastern University, and Florida Southern College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 10 nearby institutions is $17,466 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $40,624 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (9 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (10 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), and federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (55 on record). Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 26, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (55 on record).
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