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33498 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 33498 covers Boca Raton, Florida, with a population of about 17,192 and a median household income of $129,615.

Population
17,1921,718 per square mile
Median age
45.97.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$129,6151.8× the Florida median
Poverty rate
2.2%10.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$800,524up 44.2% in five years
Median rent
$3,500+2.2× the Florida median
Degree or higher
57.2%22.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
91.6%26.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
583

Where 33498 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

Population17,192
Median age45.9
Family households84.1%
Born outside the US28.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home27.7%
White (non-Hispanic)68.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Hispanic or Latino20.2%
Veterans3.9%
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$129,615
Income per person$56,973
Poverty rate2.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.1%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k5.9%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k4.5%
$60–75k7.9%
$75–100k10.6%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k16.9%
$200k or more28.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,340
Mean adjusted gross income$156,608
Returns declaring $200,000 or more21.4%
Returns, under $25k22.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.8%
Returns, $200k or more21.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$597,100
Median gross rent$3,500+
Rent as a share of household income36.1%
Owner-occupied91.6%
Vacant homes4.1%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house87.9%
Attached house9.7%
2 to 4 units0.2%
5 to 19 units1%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home0.4%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$800,524as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 44.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 92.7%
Typical asking rent$4,720as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$800,524$234,484

$234,484 in 2000 to $800,524 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.2%
High school diploma or higher93.5%
Works from home30.1%
Drives to work alone64.2%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.8%
Health

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

Obesity22.7% 10.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.9% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.8% 6.5 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%
Depression15.4% 6.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.8% 5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.6% 10.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.4% 6.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.2% 2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use78.7% 2.8 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 disability11.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.2% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.1% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments583
People employed2,327
Annual payroll$96,721,000
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 74.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss83.6 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.

Hurricane95.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide71.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought59.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado39.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind31.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave24Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail12.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.7Very 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$129,615$71,711$78,538
Income per person$56,973$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate2.2%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$597,100$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$3,500+$1,564$1,348
Homeownership91.6%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.2%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%4.8%5.2%
Works from home30.1%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US28.2%21.4%13.9%
Median age45.942.638.7
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 US12 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 supermarket44% 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 vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Walkability7.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

33496 Boca Raton, FL3.7 km away
33434 Boca Raton, FL4.2 km away
33428 Boca Raton, FL5.2 km away
33433 Boca Raton, FL7.7 km away
33446 Delray Beach, FL8.9 km away
33067 Pompano Beach, FL10 km away
33076 Pompano Beach, FL10.1 km away
33073 Pompano Beach, FL10.7 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 area10.01 sq mi
Population density1,718 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude26.3907, -80.2161

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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