ZIP 33898 · Lake Wales
Who lives in ZIP code 33898 (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
People18,527
Median age48.2
Household income$57,224
Home value$173,634
Median rent$1,194/mo
Poverty10.7%
College degree+18.4%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Wider region
- Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 24 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,498
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.3% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
20.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,819.
Education (adults 25+)
32.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
17.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.5%
- Never married
- 21.9%
- Divorced
- 16.4%
- Widowed
- 8.2%
- Family size
- 3.14
- Dual-income families
- 41.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.4%
- Rent burden
- 29.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.0%
- Veterans
- 10.1%
- With a disability
- 16.8%
- No health insurance
- 12.1%
- Limited English
- 5.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.