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33487 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 33487 covers Boca Raton, Florida, with a population of about 20,848 and a median household income of $93,816.

Population
20,8483,109 per square mile
Median age
53.715 points above the US average
Median household income
$93,8161.3× the Florida median
Poverty rate
6.8%5.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$681,834up 31.8% in five years
Median rent
$2,3821.5× the Florida median
Degree or higher
60.3%25.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
75.2%10.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,728

Where 33487 is

Boca Raton, 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

Population20,848
Median age53.7
Family households57.3%
Born outside the US20.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home23.4%
White (non-Hispanic)75.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Hispanic or Latino12.9%
Veterans5.6%
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$93,816
Income per person$75,716
Poverty rate6.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k11.6%
$200k or more20.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,350
Mean adjusted gross income$292,145
Returns declaring $200,000 or more23.5%
Returns, under $25k21.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.6%
Returns, $200k or more23.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$573,100
Median gross rent$2,382
Rent as a share of household income37.2%
Owner-occupied75.2%
Vacant homes27.2%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house28.1%
Attached house10.7%
2 to 4 units2.6%
5 to 19 units10.1%
20 or more units47.6%
Mobile home0.7%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$681,834as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.1%
Typical asking rent$3,369as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$705,699$184,711

$184,711 in 2000 to $681,834 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$3,369$3,045

$3,045 in 2022 to $3,369 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher60.3%
High school diploma or higher96.9%
Works from home25.9%
Drives to work alone68.3%
Takes public transport1.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.3%
Health

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

Obesity23% 10.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.7% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression15.7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.3% 7.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.2% 9.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,728
People employed28,685
Annual payroll$2,503,438,000
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 57.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss62 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.

Hurricane93.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding71.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave33.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind23.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought21Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave18.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail8.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake3.3Very 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$93,816$71,711$78,538
Income per person$75,716$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate6.8%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$573,100$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,382$1,564$1,348
Homeownership75.2%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher60.3%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%4.8%5.2%
Works from home25.9%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US20.6%21.4%13.9%
Median age53.742.638.7
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 stationLOXAHATCHEE NWR, FL US15.6 km away
Rain in a year64 in

Average high and low by month

January74.7°F / 55.5°F3.34 in rain
February76.9°F / 57.7°F2.81 in rain
March79.3°F / 60.8°F3.03 in rain
April82.5°F / 64.2°F3.07 in rain
May85.5°F / 68.1°F4.97 in rain
June88.4°F / 72.5°F9.73 in rain
July89.8°F / 74.1°F6.69 in rain
August90.1°F / 74.4°F8.28 in rain
September88.6°F / 73.7°F8.6 in rain
October85.5°F / 70.3°F6.36 in rain
November80.2°F / 63.9°F3.69 in rain
December77.4°F / 59.7°F3.06 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 supermarket77% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability9.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

33431 Boca Raton, FL3.6 km away
33427 Boca Raton, FL4.2 km away
33445 Delray Beach, FL5.1 km away
33444 Delray Beach, FL5.2 km away
33483 Delray Beach, FL5.5 km away
33448 Delray Beach, FL5.9 km away
33482 Delray Beach, FL5.9 km away
33429 Boca Raton, FL6 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 area6.71 sq mi
Water area0.97 sq mi
Population density3,109 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude26.4116, -80.0928

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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