33853 Zip Code (Lake Wales, FL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 12,586
Zip code population in 2010: 11,161
Zip code population in 2000: 34,439

Houses and condos: 5,730
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,246
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 33853: 87.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 8.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1,543 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,502 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $967 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 33853:

• High school or higher: 83.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
• Unemployed: 4.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 33853:

• Never married: 33.0%
• Now married: 44.1%
• Separated: 3.1%
• Widowed: 5.3%
• Divorced: 14.5%

• 
• • 5,66845.0%White
  • 3,94731.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,57620.5%Black
  • 2822.2%Two or more races
  • 500.4%American Indian
  • 370.3%Some other race
  • 140.1%Asian
  • 90.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 5,440
Rural population: 7,145

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 33853, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $41,171 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,171
State:	$82,200

Salary/wage: $35,097 (reported on 83.2% of returns)

Here:	$35,097
State:	$58,347

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1223.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3612.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6705.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9405.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14030.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,462 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,462
Florida:	$4,272

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $11,900 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$11,900
State:	$15,863

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 21.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 113.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 572.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$20,247 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	+$20,247
State:	+$62,983

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 8.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 303.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 961.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,639 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,639
State:	+$9,719

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.5% for AGIs below $25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 547.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,332 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

33853:	$16,332
Florida:	$24,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.3% for AGIs below $25k, 44.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 146.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 300.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1012.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $32,135 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

Here:	$32,135
State:	$45,393

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 446.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 495.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $10,254 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

Here:	$10,254
State:	$20,178

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 105.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 197.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,080 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

33853:	$5,080
State:	$6,967

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,834 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,834
State:	$2,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 177.8% for AGIs below $25k, 110.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.7%

Here:	94%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 93.4% for AGIs below $25k, 94.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 33853, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,668 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,668
State:	$60,316

Salary/wage: $29,407 (reported on 83.2% of returns)

Here:	$29,407
State:	$45,277

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.2% for AGIs below $25k, 82.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 41.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,599 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,599
Florida:	$3,587

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,633 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	$5,633
State:	$12,831

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,925 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	+$6,925
State:	+$33,493

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,993 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,993
State:	+$10,012

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,438 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

33853:	$10,438
Florida:	$21,544

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,198 (23% of AGI, reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,198
State:	$25,533

Here:	23.5% of AGI
State:	18.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,232 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$5,232
State:	$5,698

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $2,970 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

33853:	$2,970
State:	$6,203

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,704 (reported on 35.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,704
State:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 44.8%

Here:	45%
State:	54%

(% for various income ranges: 42.4% for AGIs below $25k, 43.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 33853, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,186 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,186
State:	$50,523

Salary/wage: $29,601 (reported on 81.9% of returns)

Here:	$29,601
State:	$39,563

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 138.4% for AGIs below $10k, 77.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 48.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,886 (reported on 33.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,886
Florida:	$3,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,579 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,579
State:	$6,129

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,718 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$11,718
State:	+$27,205

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,801 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,801
State:	+$10,634

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,000 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

33853:	$3,000
Florida:	$3,082

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,817 (25% of AGI, reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$17,817
State:	$20,370

Here:	25.4% of AGI
State:	20.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 8.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,523 (6% of AGI, reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,523
State:	$4,064

Here:	6.1% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,611 (reported on 61.8% of returns)

33853:	$5,611
State:	$9,431

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,996 (reported on 28.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,996
State:	$1,808

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.9%

Here:	59%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 56.0% for AGIs below $10k, 62.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 33859, 33877, 33827, 33884, 33838, 33851.
Lake Wales Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,081
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,872

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 202 (168 now married, 39 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,664 (1,003 now married, 1,660 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 33853 with a mortgage: 1,570 (99 second mortgage, 51 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,193
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $449

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 33853 household income distribution in 2022

• 505Less than $10,000
• 425$10,000 to $14,999
• 340$15,000 to $19,999
• 484$20,000 to $24,999
• 160$25,000 to $29,999
• 255$30,000 to $34,999
• 185$35,000 to $39,999
• 200$40,000 to $44,999
• 104$45,000 to $49,999
• 370$50,000 to $59,999
• 420$60,000 to $74,999
• 602$75,000 to $99,999
• 504$100,000 to $124,999
• 101$125,000 to $149,999
• 179$150,000 to $199,999
• 108$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 33853

• 40Less than $10,000
• 11$10,000 to $14,999
• 31$20,000 to $24,999
• 112$40,000 to $49,999
• 104$50,000 to $59,999
• 69$60,000 to $69,999
• 110$70,000 to $79,999
• 104$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 192$100,000 to $124,999
• 59$125,000 to $149,999
• 204$150,000 to $174,999
• 268$175,000 to $199,999
• 400$200,000 to $249,999
• 140$250,000 to $299,999
• 124$300,000 to $399,999
• 46$400,000 to $499,999
• 139$500,000 to $749,999
• 17$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 33853

• 27Less than $100
• 81$100 to $149
• 70$150 to $199
• 56$200 to $249
• 87$300 to $349
• 34$350 to $399
• 60$400 to $449
• 21$450 to $499
• 121$500 to $549
• 13$550 to $599
• 32$600 to $649
• 73$650 to $699
• 137$700 to $749
• 297$750 to $799
• 234$800 to $899
• 242$900 to $999
• 81$1,000 to $1,249
• 114$1,250 to $1,499
• 156$1,500 to $1,999
• 6$2,000 to $2,499
• 104No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,002.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $189,559.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $292,691
• Black or African American householders: $178,703
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $289,014
• Asian householders: $243,051
• Some other race householders: $227,975
• Two or more races householders: $181,645
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $215,105

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $214,738 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $119,470 - $268,769

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $217,411

Here:	$217,411
State:	$500,941

Townhouses or other attached units: $253,504

Here:	$253,504
State:	$370,869

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,854

Here:	$115,854
State:	$447,145

Mobile homes: $64,269

Here:	$64,269
State:	$113,202

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,756
• One, attached: 169
• Two: 528
• 3 or 4: 373
• 5 to 9: 380
• 10 to 19: 120
• 20 to 49: 161
• 50 or more: 122
• Mobile homes: 112

Unemployment: 4.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 33853

• 76.6%3,757Drove a car alone
• 11.4%558Carpooled
• 0.0%1Bus or trolley bus
• 0.0%2Subway or elevated
• 0.3%13Motorcycle
• 0.9%45Walked
• 2.7%132Other means
• 4.4%218Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 33853

• 236Less than 5 minutes
• 4935 to 9 minutes
• 83710 to 14 minutes
• 74415 to 19 minutes
• 32620 to 24 minutes
• 31025 to 29 minutes
• 60930 to 34 minutes
• 6735 to 39 minutes
• 10140 to 44 minutes
• 33145 to 59 minutes
• 28160 to 89 minutes
• 16590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 12,586

• Male householders: 1,850 (777 living alone), Female householders: 3,148 (894 living alone)

• 1,824 spouses (1,804 opposite-sex spouses), 528 unmarried partners, (528 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,676 children (3,400 natural, 146 adopted, 134 stepchildren), 562 grandchildren, 125 brothers or sisters, 97 parents, 0 foster children, 215 other relatives, 247 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 307 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,153 2-persons, 662 3-persons, 569 4-persons, 405 5-persons, 161 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,670 1-person, 299 2-persons, 18 3-persons

1,691 married couples with children.
843 single-parent households (58 men, 785 women).

74.9% of residents of 33853 zip code speak English at home.
24.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% very well, 16% well, 13% not well, 17% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 17% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% very well, 38% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• INSILCO TECHNOLOGIES - ITG GLOBAL DIVISION (2800 US HWY 27 N in LAKE WALES, FL)

  STATE MASTER (FDM) - CHAZ-FLD982117632, HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATION PROGRAM, WAFR-FLR05B564, NPDES STORMWATER PROGRAM, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICES; ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
  Business NAICS classification: CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICE MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: INSILCO TECHNOLOGIES ITG GLOBAL DIV, INSILCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (CONTACT/APPLICANT) , JEFFERY HERMAN (CONTACT/OWNER) , INSILCO CORP (CONTACT/OWNER) , INSILCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (CONTACT/PERMIT)
  Alternative names: ESCOD INDUSTRIES, ESCOD INDUSTRIES INC, INSILCO TECHNOLOGIES ITG GLOBA

• CITRUS WORLD INCORPORATED (650 U.S. HWY. 27 in LAKE WALES, FL)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2000-0528, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING; FROZEN FRUITS, FRUIT JUICES, AND VEGETABLES; PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
  Business NAICS classification: FROZEN FRUIT, JUICE, AND VEGETABLE MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: FRED FULKS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CITROSUCO NORTH AMERICA INCORPORATED ALCOMA DIVISION (5937 HIGHWAY 60 EAST in LAKE WALES, FL)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2003-2013, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: CANNED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, PRESERVES, JAMS, AND JELLIES; FROZEN FRUITS, FRUIT JUICES, AND VEGETABLES
  Business NAICS classification: FROZEN FRUIT, JUICE, AND VEGETABLE MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: NON NOTIFIED (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: ALCOMA PACKING CO INC, CITROSUCO N A INCORPORATED ALCOMA DIVISION, Citrosuco North America, Inc.

• HIGHLANDS OIL CO INC (1130 N SCENIC in LAKE WALES, FL)

  STATE MASTER (FDM) - CHAZ-FLR000044016, HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATION PROGRAM
  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS WHOLESALERS, EXCEPT BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS; SERVICES
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES.
  Organizations: MID STATE ENERGY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: HIGHLANDS OIL CO USED OIL DIV

• OAKLEY GROVES INC (101 ABC RD in LAKE WALES, FL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: TRUCKING, EXCEPT LOCAL
  Organizations: FRANK MISLYAN (CONTACT/OWNER) , BOB HONOUR, DIR-MGR (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: OAKLEY TRANSPORT INC

• LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (#1 HIGHLANDER WAY in LAKE WALES, FL)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1721
  Organizations: POLK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1051 STATE ROAD 60, EAST in LAKE WALES, FL)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1361
  Organizations: POLK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• JANIE HOWARD WILSON SCHOOL (306 FLORIDA AVE in LAKE WALES, FL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1401
  Organizations: POLK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (110 E POLK AVE in LAKE WALES, FL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1351
  Organizations: POLK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ROOSEVELT ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP AND APPLIED TECHNO (115 E ST in LAKE WALES, FL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1381
  Organizations: POLK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MCLAUGHLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (800 S 4TH ST in LAKE WALES, FL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1341
  Organizations: POLK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (321 E NORTH AVE in LAKE WALES, FL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1371
  Organizations: POLK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CITRUS WORLD INC FLORIDA'S NATURAL GROWERS LAKE WALES DIV (20205 US HWY 27 S in LAKE WALES, FL)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: FROZEN FRUITS, FRUIT JUICES, AND VEGETABLES
  Organizations: FLORIDA NATURAL GROWERS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: CITRUS WORLD INC., FLORIDA NATURAL GROWERS

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.5%

Population in 1990: 32,570. Population change in the 1990s: +1,869 (+5.7%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5,978
• Northeast: 2,003
• Midwest: 1,207
• South: 1,401
• West: 153

53% of the 33853 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Florida.

90% of the 33853 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 137
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 187 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 93

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• PBG OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC (331 S 1ST ST in LAKE WALES, FL) : $14,121,504 in 23 contracts from 2004 to 2005

  Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $14,650,000; 2005: -$528,496; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $3,000,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities. Signed on 2004-10-29. Completion date: 2005-04-29.
  $3,000,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities. Signed on 2004-10-29. Completion date: 2005-04-29.
  $1,000,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-16. Completion date: 2005-04-29.
  $1,000,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-30. Completion date: 2005-04-29.
  

• CITRUS WORLD, INC (20205 HWY 27 in LAKE WALES, FL) : $13,815,385 in 34 contracts from 1999 to 2005

  Contracts for Fruits and Vegetables, Non-Food Items For Resale, Food Items For Resale, Dairy Foods and Eggs by Agricultural Marketing Service (disused code), Agricultural Marketing Service, Defense Commissary Agency
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $3,449,000; 2002: $218,272; 2003: $2,365,261; 2004: $6,771,010; 2005: $901,842; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $2,925,000 with Agricultural Marketing Service (disused code) for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2002-06-15.
  $2,316,473 with Agricultural Marketing Service for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2004-02-18. Completion date: 2004-10-31.
  $1,802,240, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-02. Completion date: 2004-10-31.
  $1,087,650, same as above. Signed on 2003-12-19. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 5 establishments, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 3, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 78. The highest number of reported fires - 124 took place in 2006, and the least - 52 in 2014. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (50.3%), and Structure Fires (30.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 33853
• 59050.3%Outside Fires
• 35430.2%Structure Fires
• 19316.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 373.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 33853, Florida

Most common first names in zip code 33853 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	234	74.8 years
John	228	74.1 years
James	225	71.1 years
Mary	198	78.5 years
Robert	180	72.7 years
Charles	138	72.4 years
George	126	75.7 years
Joseph	91	75.8 years
Margaret	85	76.7 years
Helen	82	77.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 33853 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	128	75.4 years
Jones	105	74.8 years
Johnson	87	70.7 years
Williams	86	76.1 years
Brown	68	74.8 years
Davis	67	73.3 years
Miller	42	75.7 years
Thomas	40	74.8 years
White	37	76.9 years
Allen	31	71.9 years

Businesses in zip code 33853
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		McDonald's	2
Advance Auto Parts	1		Nike	2
Arby's	1		Pac Sun	1
AutoZone	1		Payless	1
Bath & Body Works	1		Pizza Hut	1
CVS	1		Publix Super Markets	1
Charlotte Russe	1		Spencer Gifts	1
Curves	1		Super 8	1
Dennys	1		Taco Bell	1
Domino's Pizza	1		Toys"R"Us	1
FedEx	3		True Value	1
Foot Locker	1		U-Haul	1
H&R Block	1		UPS	4
Home Depot	1		Victoria's Secret	1
IHOP	1		Walgreens	1
KFC	1		YMCA	1