Postal Codes

33409 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 33409 covers West Palm Beach, Florida, with a population of about 32,921 and a median household income of $65,206.

Population
32,9215,266 per square mile
Median age
34.83.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$65,2069% below the Florida median
Poverty rate
14.8%2.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$304,078up 23.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,633about the Florida median
Degree or higher
26.6%8.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
46.7%18.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,477

Where 33409 is

West Palm Beach, Florida — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population32,921
Median age34.8
Family households60.1%
Born outside the US33.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home45%
White (non-Hispanic)27.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)31.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Hispanic or Latino35.7%
Veterans3.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$65,206
Income per person$31,495
Poverty rate14.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k4.6%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k10.7%
$60–75k14.5%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k11.9%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k7.0%
$200k or more3.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed16,320
Mean adjusted gross income$64,943
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.6%
Returns, under $25k34.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$282,900
Median gross rent$1,633
Rent as a share of household income34%
Owner-occupied46.7%
Vacant homes12.9%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house34.2%
Attached house6.9%
2 to 4 units9.4%
5 to 19 units24%
20 or more units19.2%
Mobile home6.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$304,078as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.1%
Typical asking rent$1,997as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$328,707$79,819

$79,819 in 2000 to $304,078 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,997$1,901

$1,901 in 2022 to $1,997 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%
High school diploma or higher79.6%
Works from home8.1%
Drives to work alone73.9%
Takes public transport1.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity30.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.2% 1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.1% 3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)21.4% 10.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.8% 2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.3% 3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.7% 10.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32% 1.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.9% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.4% 5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,477
People employed19,541
Annual payroll$1,047,350,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 41.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss40.5 out of 100
Community resilience22 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane92.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning80Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide52Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado34.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire31.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind27.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave18.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding18.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail9.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Florida and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPFloridaUnited States
Median household income$65,206$71,711$78,538
Income per person$31,495$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate14.8%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$282,900$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,633$1,564$1,348
Homeownership46.7%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.6%4.8%5.2%
Works from home8.1%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US33.8%21.4%13.9%
Median age34.842.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationWEST PALM BEACH INTL AP, FL US3.5 km away
Rain in a year62 in

Average high and low by month

January74.7°F / 57.9°F3.47 in rain
February76.7°F / 60.1°F2.63 in rain
March79.2°F / 63°F3.31 in rain
April82.2°F / 67.5°F3.68 in rain
May85.7°F / 71.7°F4.91 in rain
June88.3°F / 75°F8.48 in rain
July90°F / 76.1°F5.63 in rain
August89.9°F / 76.5°F8.68 in rain
September88°F / 75.8°F7.96 in rain
October84.7°F / 72.6°F5.9 in rain
November80°F / 66.1°F3.62 in rain
December76.5°F / 61.5°F3.48 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Palm Beach County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Walkability12.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

33417 West Palm Beach, FL2.8 km away
33401 West Palm Beach, FL2.8 km away
33402 West Palm Beach, FL4.3 km away
33419 West Palm Beach, FL4.3 km away
33420 West Palm Beach, FL4.3 km away
33422 West Palm Beach, FL4.3 km away
33407 West Palm Beach, FL4.4 km away
33416 West Palm Beach, FL5.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Palm Beach County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.25 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq mi
Population density5,266 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude26.7162, -80.0965

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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