Postal Codes

33609 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 33609 covers Tampa, Florida, with a population of about 17,922 and a median household income of $105,083.

Population
17,9224,484 per square mile
Median age
401.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$105,0831.5× the Florida median
Poverty rate
9.3%3.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$615,634up 23.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,8181.2× the Florida median
Degree or higher
62.8%27.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
64.9%about the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,793

Where 33609 is

Tampa, 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

Population17,922
Median age40
Family households51.2%
Born outside the US17.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home22.7%
White (non-Hispanic)63%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.2%
Hispanic or Latino26%
Veterans4.6%
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$105,083
Income per person$81,823
Poverty rate9.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.2%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k5.5%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k9.8%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k10.5%
$200k or more25.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,960
Mean adjusted gross income$257,504
Returns declaring $200,000 or more24.1%
Returns, under $25k19.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.6%
Returns, $200k or more24.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$526,000
Median gross rent$1,818
Rent as a share of household income29%
Owner-occupied64.9%
Vacant homes8.9%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house47%
Attached house16.6%
2 to 4 units4.6%
5 to 19 units9%
20 or more units22.1%
Boat, RV or van0.7%
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$615,634as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 90.6%
Typical asking rent$2,599as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 30.4%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 79.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$639,711$159,703

$159,703 in 2000 to $615,634 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,599$1,381

$1,381 in 2015 to $2,599 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.8%
High school diploma or higher94.3%
Works from home25.9%
Drives to work alone64.9%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.1%
Health

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

Obesity26.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.3% 4.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.7% 5.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.4% 8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.6% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76% 0.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.8% 4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.3% 5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.6% 7.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use80.9% 5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.4% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,793
People employed26,461
Annual payroll$1,993,958,000
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 55.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss59.7 out of 100
Community resilience26.9 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.

Hurricane92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave72.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail67Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding53.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide35.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave33.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding31.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire25.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind20.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.7Very 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$105,083$71,711$78,538
Income per person$81,823$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate9.3%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$526,000$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,818$1,564$1,348
Homeownership64.9%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.8%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%4.8%5.2%
Works from home25.9%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US17.1%21.4%13.9%
Median age4042.638.7
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 stationTAMPA INTL AP, FL US4 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January71.3°F / 52.8°F2.65 in rain
February74°F / 55.5°F2.62 in rain
March77.8°F / 59.3°F2.52 in rain
April83°F / 64.8°F2.55 in rain
May88.3°F / 70.6°F2.6 in rain
June90.5°F / 75.4°F7.37 in rain
July91°F / 76.6°F7.75 in rain
August91.2°F / 76.8°F9.03 in rain
September90.2°F / 75.3°F6.09 in rain
October85.6°F / 69.2°F2.34 in rain
November78.9°F / 60.7°F1.4 in rain
December73.9°F / 55.9°F2.56 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 supermarket22% 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%.

Hillsborough 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Walkability14.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

33629 Tampa, FL2.4 km away
33607 Tampa, FL2.7 km away
33606 Tampa, FL4.7 km away
33622 Tampa, FL4.7 km away
33623 Tampa, FL4.7 km away
33655 Tampa, FL4.7 km away
33672 Tampa, FL4.7 km away
33689 Tampa, FL4.7 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.

Hillsborough County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq mi
Population density4,484 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude27.9425, -82.5057

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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