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33849 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 33849 covers Kathleen, Florida.

Median age
5011.3 points above the US average
Poverty rate
10.2%2.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$398,930up 26% in five years
Degree or higher
8.8%26.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
93.8%28.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 33849 is

Kathleen, 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

Median age50
Family households93.8%
Born outside the US8%
Speaks a language other than English at home8%
White (non-Hispanic)82.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino17.5%
Veterans5.1%
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

Income per person$28,831
Poverty rate10.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k17.8%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k5.3%
$35–40k6.2%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k12.0%
$60–75k16.0%
$75–100k2.7%
$100–125k2.7%
$125–150k20.4%
$150–200k13.3%
$200k or more3.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed600
Mean adjusted gross income$64,228
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$281,200
Owner-occupied93.8%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built2004

What the homes are

Detached house69.3%
Mobile home30.7%
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$398,930as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$399,756$141,768

$141,768 in 2012 to $398,930 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%
High school diploma or higher76.2%
Works from home5.2%
Drives to work alone58%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more50.5%
Health

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

Obesity37.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.2% 4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30% 4.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.5% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.5% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.4% 6.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use70.2% 5.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.1% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.4% 5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed39
Annual payroll$1,311,000
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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 10.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss13.3 out of 100
Community resilience23 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.

Wildfire91.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane83.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought73.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide41.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado32.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave25.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave17.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding7.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake5.6Very 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$71,711$78,538
Income per person$28,831$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate10.2%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$281,200$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,564$1,348
Homeownership93.8%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate12.2%4.8%5.2%
Works from home5.2%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US8%21.4%13.9%
Median age5042.638.7
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 stationPLANT CITY, FL US21.9 km away
Rain in a year56 in

Average high and low by month

January74.8°F / 50°F3 in rain
February77.8°F / 52.8°F2.33 in rain
March81.4°F / 55.9°F2.78 in rain
April86.2°F / 60.9°F2.88 in rain
May90.8°F / 66.6°F4.04 in rain
June92.9°F / 71.9°F9.71 in rain
July93.8°F / 73.4°F8.65 in rain
August93.5°F / 73.7°F8.85 in rain
September92.1°F / 72.4°F6.99 in rain
October87.3°F / 66.1°F2.58 in rain
November80.9°F / 57.9°F1.76 in rain
December76.8°F / 53.3°F2.54 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Polk County School District98.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Pasco County School District1.6% 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

33810 Lakeland, FL5.5 km away
33809 Lakeland, FL8.2 km away
33540 Zephyrhills, FL11.1 km away
33524 Crystal Springs, FL11.2 km away
33539 Zephyrhills, FL12.5 km away
33542 Zephyrhills, FL14 km away
33805 Lakeland, FL15.9 km away
33541 Zephyrhills, FL16.7 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.

Polk County98.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Pasco County1.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area22.45 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq mi
Latitude, longitude28.1975, -82.0396

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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