Kathleen, FL · standard
ZIP Code 33849
Polk County, Florida - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 856
- 15/sq mi
- $394,400
- Median home value
- 11.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Kathleen pairs upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 21%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 15
- people per sq mi
- 93%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 33849 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 33849 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Kathleen, Polk County, Florida, home to just 856 residents across 57.8 square miles, a density of 15 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 33849, but per-capita income is $33,185. The poverty rate stands at 3.8% and the unemployment rate at 9.0%. On housing, the median home value is $394,400 (5% above the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 93.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 11.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 41, and the average commute is -. We also surface 7 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Polk County, so you can benchmark 33849 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 33849, Kathleen, FL · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
856
Population
57.8
Area (sq mi)
15
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 33849?
41.0
Median Age
54.2%
Male
45.8%
Female
5.9%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$33,185
Per Capita Income
3.8%
Poverty Rate
9.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
252
Total Housing Units
252
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
3.38
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$394,400
Median Home Value
+5% vs state
2002
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 14 business establishments in ZIP 33849, employing approximately 36 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,121,000.
14
Businesses
36
Employees
$1.1M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 7 | 50.0% |
| Construction | 4 | 28.6% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 33849 vs 33540 →
ZIP 33849 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 33810
Lakeland (33810)
44,254 residents
- 33809
Lakeland (33809)
28,929 residents
- 33542
Zephyrhills (33542)
20,824 residents
- 33541
Zephyrhills (33541)
19,759 residents
- 33525
Dade City (33525)
18,439 residents
- 33565
Plant City (33565)
17,975 residents
- 33540 8,752
Zephyrhills (33540)
8,752 residents
- 33849 856
Kathleen (33849)
856 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 33849 ranks #8 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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