ZIP 33859 · Lake Wales
Who lives in ZIP code 33859 (Lake Wales, FL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lake Wales, FL · Polk County
uszips 2026
People11,824
Median age47.9
Household income$57,760
Home value$204,826
Median rent$1,288/mo
Poverty23.2%
College degree+25.1%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Wider region
- Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 100 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,863
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
32.5% are 65 or older; 81.9% are adults.
Household income
20.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,005.
Education (adults 25+)
30.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.3%
- Never married
- 28.7%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 2.78
- Dual-income families
- 30.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.5%
- Rent burden
- 39.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 42.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 9.1%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.4%
- Veterans
- 10.4%
- With a disability
- 17.1%
- No health insurance
- 10.0%
- Limited English
- 5.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.