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34266 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 34266 covers Arcadia, Florida, with a population of about 29,065 and a median household income of $47,414.

Population
29,06550 per square mile
Median age
39.71 points above the US average
Median household income
$47,41434% below the Florida median
Poverty rate
25.9%13.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$246,082up 27.5% in five years
Median rent
$90742% below the Florida median
Degree or higher
9.7%25.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
66.2%1.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
459

Where 34266 is

Arcadia, 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

Population29,065
Median age39.7
Family households68.1%
Born outside the US14.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home23.6%
White (non-Hispanic)51.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino33.8%
Veterans7%
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$47,414
Income per person$22,541
Poverty rate25.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance24.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.4%
$10–15k4.6%
$15–20k7.1%
$20–25k5.1%
$25–30k7.3%
$30–35k5.2%
$35–40k6.1%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k6.0%
$50–60k7.9%
$60–75k11.2%
$75–100k13.7%
$100–125k5.7%
$125–150k3.6%
$150–200k3.8%
$200k or more1.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,150
Mean adjusted gross income$50,667
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k38.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.4%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$144,600
Median gross rent$907
Rent as a share of household income30.9%
Owner-occupied66.2%
Vacant homes17%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house49.4%
Attached house2.3%
2 to 4 units6.4%
5 to 19 units4.6%
20 or more units1.3%
Mobile home33%
Boat, RV or van3%
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$246,082as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 137%
Typical asking rent$1,600as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$257,087$59,234

$59,234 in 2000 to $246,082 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%
High school diploma or higher70.1%
Works from home4%
Drives to work alone67.1%
Takes public transport1.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.7%
Health

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

Obesity42.6% 9.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.8% 5.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.3% 8.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health32.6% 12.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)27.5% 16.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity39.5% 14.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.9% 6.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.9% 5.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist40.7% 20.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.7% 13 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.7% 3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.4% 7.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability13% 4.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use68.1% 7.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.8% 8.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.9% 6.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25.4% 12.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10.4% 4.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments459
People employed4,229
Annual payroll$172,002,000
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 94.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss89.5 out of 100
Community resilience0.9 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.

Lightning99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado71.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide56.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave47.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding40.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake9.6Very 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$47,414$71,711$78,538
Income per person$22,541$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate25.9%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$144,600$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$907$1,564$1,348
Homeownership66.2%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate8.7%4.8%5.2%
Works from home4%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US14.6%21.4%13.9%
Median age39.742.638.7
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 stationARCADIA, FL US3.6 km away
Rain in a year54 in

Average high and low by month

January73.5°F / 47.1°F2.31 in rain
February76.1°F / 50.1°F2 in rain
March80°F / 53.1°F2.44 in rain
April84.2°F / 58°F2.72 in rain
May89.1°F / 63.8°F3.78 in rain
June90.7°F / 69.4°F9.55 in rain
July91.4°F / 71.2°F8.19 in rain
August91.6°F / 71.6°F8.93 in rain
September89.9°F / 70.4°F7.77 in rain
October85.6°F / 64°F2.58 in rain
November79.5°F / 55.7°F1.83 in rain
December75.4°F / 50.8°F1.82 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.

DeSoto County School District93.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Sarasota County School District6.6% 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 vulnerability77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

34268 Nocatee, FL3.3 km away
34265 Arcadia, FL5.6 km away
34267 Fort Ogden, FL5.6 km away
34269 Arcadia, FL17.7 km away
33983 Punta Gorda, FL24.8 km away
33982 Punta Gorda, FL25.9 km away
33865 Ona, FL25.9 km away
33951 Punta Gorda, FL26.6 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.

DeSoto County93.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Sarasota County6.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area578.1 sq mi
Water area1.2 sq mi
Population density50 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude27.1861, -81.8667

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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