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34233 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 34233 covers Sarasota, Florida, with a population of about 18,875 and a median household income of $77,041.

Population
18,8753,084 per square mile
Median age
52.413.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$77,0411.1× the Florida median
Poverty rate
7.1%5.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$363,591up 10.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,7871.1× the Florida median
Degree or higher
41.1%6.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
72.6%7.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,135

Where 34233 is

Sarasota, 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

Population18,875
Median age52.4
Family households61.7%
Born outside the US15.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.3%
White (non-Hispanic)78.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.6%
Hispanic or Latino11.2%
Veterans8.3%
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$77,041
Income per person$49,629
Poverty rate7.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k13.0%
$125–150k5.2%
$150–200k8.3%
$200k or more11.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,870
Mean adjusted gross income$88,327
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.6%
Returns, under $25k26.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.6%
Returns, $200k or more8.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$364,300
Median gross rent$1,787
Rent as a share of household income29%
Owner-occupied72.6%
Vacant homes11.3%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house56.3%
Attached house14.1%
2 to 4 units3%
5 to 19 units10.1%
20 or more units8%
Mobile home8.3%
Boat, RV or van0.4%
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$363,591as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 51.6%
Typical asking rent$2,372as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$441,468$137,167

$137,167 in 2000 to $363,591 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%
High school diploma or higher95.3%
Works from home12.3%
Drives to work alone81.3%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.2%
Health

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

Obesity29.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.4% 3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.5% 7.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.7% 5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.6% 6.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15% 1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10% 3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,135
People employed11,469
Annual payroll$552,965,000
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 82.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss76 out of 100
Community resilience6 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.

Hurricane97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning92.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding62.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado55.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide29.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave18.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail16.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7.2Very 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$77,041$71,711$78,538
Income per person$49,629$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate7.1%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$364,300$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,787$1,564$1,348
Homeownership72.6%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%4.8%5.2%
Works from home12.3%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US15.2%21.4%13.9%
Median age52.442.638.7
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 stationSARASOTA BRADENTON AP, FL US15.1 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January72.5°F / 52.3°F2.79 in rain
February74.9°F / 54.6°F1.92 in rain
March78.2°F / 58.1°F2.85 in rain
April82.5°F / 62.7°F2.46 in rain
May87.5°F / 68.2°F2.58 in rain
June90°F / 73.6°F7.05 in rain
July91.1°F / 75.2°F7.39 in rain
August91.5°F / 75.3°F9.11 in rain
September90.2°F / 74.1°F6 in rain
October86.3°F / 68.3°F2.76 in rain
November80°F / 60.1°F1.81 in rain
December75.2°F / 55.2°F2.33 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 supermarket41% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket41% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Sarasota 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability12.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

34249 Sarasota, FL2.4 km away
34232 Sarasota, FL4.4 km away
34231 Sarasota, FL4.5 km away
34238 Sarasota, FL4.9 km away
34239 Sarasota, FL5 km away
34241 Sarasota, FL5.8 km away
34237 Sarasota, FL6.6 km away
34242 Sarasota, FL7 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.

Sarasota County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.12 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq mi
Population density3,084 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude27.2866, -82.4770

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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