Population & age
- Total population
- 713
- Median age
- 44.1
Polk County · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL · Population 713
FL 33849 (ZIP 33849) sits in Polk County within the Lakeland-Winter Haven metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 37.8%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $17,466. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $64,228, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Local establishments report average pay of $33,615 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. Annual precipitation averages 53.5" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. 36.4% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Florida has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $64,228) approximately $2,954/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. 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 $53,646, fair market rent of $1,550 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $384,998, down 1.5% 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
$1,260
/month
1 Bed
$1,290
/month
2 Bed
$1,550
/month
3 Bed
$2,060
/month
4 Bed
$2,530
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$384,998
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
-1.5%
vs. March 2025
+33.3%
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
17,149
Across 14,215 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $4.55B.
Single-family
13,995
82% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
3,154
18% of total units
Single-family value
$4.15B
construction value
Multifamily value
$397.0M
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
600
Average AGI
$64,228
Avg property tax
—
EITC participation
21.7%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
—
Avg charitable contribution
—
Avg capital gains
$503
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 $38.5M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
15
Total employment
39
Annual payroll
$1.3M
Average annual pay
$33,615
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.
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Lakeland, FL
Reporting agencies
5
Largest: Hernando County Board of County Commissioners
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.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
44
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.
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
71.9°F
62° – 81.7°
Annual precipitation
53.5"
Diurnal range
19.7°F
Day-night swing
Heating · cooling days
619.1 · 3,148.8
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: SAINT LEO, FL US, 14 miles from the centroid of ZIP 33849 (ZIP 33849)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). 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).
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 1,276 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 3,095 reports
Homicide
8
Robbery
106
Burglary
546
Vehicle theft
334
County-level data for Polk (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
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.
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 33849. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Income tax
None
No state income tax
Sales tax (combined)
6.98%
State 6.00% · avg local 0.98%
Property tax (effective)
0.50%
Median $787/year
Tax burden rank
8 of 50
8.90% of personal income
For ZIP 33849: A household at this ZIP's median AGI of $64,228 keeps approximately $2,954 more annually than residents of the typical income-tax state. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $384,998, that works out to roughly $1,942/year in property tax.
Program
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Nearby ZIPs by distance
33540 (Crystal Springs, 4.6 mi) · 33542 (Zephyrhills, 6.7 mi) · 33810 (Kathleen, 6.9 mi) · 33809 (Lakeland, 7.1 mi) · 33541 (Pasadena Hills, 9.3 mi) · 33525 (Pasadena Hills, 10 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
37.8%
4.8pp above the 33.0% national rate.
36.4%
4.4pp above the 32.0% national rate.
21.3%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
76.5%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
15.1%
2.1pp above the 13.0% national rate.
12.8%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges in this area
10
Median in-state tuition
$17,466
Median earnings (10 yr)
$40,624
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Lakeland, FL · 33805
Babson Park, FL · 33827
Lake Wales, FL · 33859
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Winter Haven, FL · 33881
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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.
FL 33849 (ZIP 33849) sits in Polk County within the Lakeland-Winter Haven metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 37.8%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $17,466. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $64,228, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Local establishments report average pay of $33,615 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. Annual precipitation averages 53.5" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. 36.4% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Florida has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $64,228) approximately $2,954/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. 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 $53,646, fair market rent of $1,550 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $384,998, down 1.5% 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.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 21.3%. 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.
37.8%, which is 4.8 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
21.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
36.4%, which is 4.4 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
713 people live in ZIP 33849, with a median age of 44.1 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$53,646 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 33849, 76.0% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 24.0% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 33849, 0.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
28.7% of the population in ZIP 33849 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
76.9% of households in ZIP 33849 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 33849 is $384,998, down 1.5% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are down 1.5% over the past year and up 33.3% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 33849 (FL 33849) is $64,228 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 33849 report an average of $0 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
0.0% of tax returns from ZIP 33849 (FL 33849) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 15 business establishments operated in ZIP 33849 employing 39 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 33849 is $33,615, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 33849 ranks in the 43th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Socioeconomic Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 33849, ranking in the 62th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 55 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 33849 between 1968–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 33849, accounting for 24 of 55 declarations (44%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 33849 was "HURRICANE MILTON" — a hurricane declared in 2024 (DR-4834) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
10 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 33849 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).
ZIP 33849 has an average annual temperature of 71.9°F and 53.5" of annual precipitation based on the SAINT LEO, FL US weather station 14.0 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Yes — ZIP 33849 is part of the Lakeland, FL urbanized area, primarily served by Hernando County Board of County Commissioners (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
Florida has no state income tax. For a household earning the local median AGI of $64,228, this saves approximately $2,955 per year compared to the national average effective state tax rate. The combined state and local sales tax rate is 6.98% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Florida runs an active paid family leave program offering up to — weeks of paid leave per year (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), 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), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (55 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. 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). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Nearby ZIPs by distance
33540 (Crystal Springs, 4.6 mi) · 33542 (Zephyrhills, 6.7 mi) · 33810 (Kathleen, 6.9 mi) · 33809 (Lakeland, 7.1 mi) · 33541 (Pasadena Hills, 9.3 mi) · 33525 (Pasadena Hills, 10 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Data refreshed via Mubboo's ETL pipeline; oldest source on this page retrieved Apr 24, 2026.
Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
43rd percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 4 census tracts, population 1,521
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
35
Limited English Speakers
31
Persons with Disability
405
Without HS Diploma
289
Without Health Insurance
144
Adults Age 65+
492
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.