33598 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 33598, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

33598 is a zip code in Hillsborough County and Manatee County, Florida, which covers Ruskin CCD, Wimauma-Riverview CCD, and Parrish, with a total population of 26,115 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 33598 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 33598.

The estimated population of people living in 33598 is 26,115, with a median age of 35.2.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 33598 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
26,115
+14.66%
+62.49%
2020
22,776
+13.58%
-
2019
20,053
+10.02%
-
2018
18,226
+13.4%
-
2017
16,072
 - -

Population of 33598 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 33598 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
38.8%
38.1%
 +1.84%
Black/African American
12.5%
8.6%
 +45.35%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
43.1%
50.8%
 -15.16%
Asian
1%
1.7%
 -41.18%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.9%
0.6%
 +550.00%
Other
0.6%
0.1%
 +500.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 33598 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 33598 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 33598 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 33598 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 35.2 -0.56% 33.9 +2.42% 36.4 -2.93%
2020 35.4 +0.57% 33.1 -2.93% 37.5 +3.02%
2019 35.2 +2.03% 34.1 +1.49% 36.4 +2.82%
2018 34.5 +0.29% 33.6 +2.13% 35.4 0%
2017 34.4 - 32.9 - 35.4 -

The median age of the 33598 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 33598 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,305 +32.83% 1,205 +75.23% 1,712 2,325
10 to 19 1,406 +78.81% 850 +75.8% 2,508 1,671
20 to 29 865 +43.53% 1,074 +41.35% 1,267 1,561
30 to 39 1,489 +26.35% 1,187 +55.81% 1,899 1,978
40 to 49 943 +54.47% 798 +55.52% 1,515 1,301
50 to 59 742 +65.83% 773 +65.66% 1,340 1,393
60 to 69 888 +21% 908 +61.12% 1,075 1,587
70+ 884 +59.9% 755 +72.17% 1,542 1,441

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 33598 zip code is $77,790.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 33598.

  • Under 25
    $66,620.00
  • 25 to 44
    $63,657.00
  • 45 to 64
    $94,079.00
  • 65 and over
    $79,975.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 33598 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 33598, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 33598 is currently $90,631.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

5.33% of households in 33598 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 33598 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    8.73%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    24.62%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    15.99%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    9.75%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    24.08%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    11.50%
  • $200,000 or more
    5.33%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 33598 is $26,760.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 33598 by the total population of 33598.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 33598 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 33598 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    13.75%
  • Bachelor's degree
    23.92%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    9.35%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    50.03%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.96%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 33598 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 33598 zip over the age of 16 is 19,303.

Of those people, a total of 55.00% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 33598 is 53.20%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 33598 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,404 25.90% 4.70%
20 to 24 years 1,350 75.00% 4.70%
25 to 29 years 1,478 76.90% 11.70%
30 to 34 years 1,940 84.30% 1.20%
35 to 44 years 3,506 71.00% 1.60%
45 to 54 years 2,624 77.90% 2.30%
55 to 59 years 1,356 46.80% 1.70%
60 to 64 years 966 48.40% 3.80%
65 to 74 years 3,159 23.60% 1.70%
75 years and over 1,520 5.30% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 33598. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 11,108 50.90% 2.40%
Black or African American 2,615 50.80% 1.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 194 37.10% 0.00%
Asian 267 53.60% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 4,323 64.10% 1.80%
Two or more races 796 80.50% 22.90%
Hispanic or Latino 7,741 64.30% 2.70%
Not Hispanic or Latino 8,408 48.00% 2.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 33598 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 33598 is 10,260, with median earnings of $35,723.00.

Women in 33598 are earning approximately 82.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 10,260 $35,723.00
Male 6,181 $39,356.00
Female 4,079 $32,266.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 33598 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 843 $71,115.00
Business and Financial 403 $55,893.00
Computer and Mathematical 180 $88,517.00
Architecture and Engineering 62 $64,643.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 13 $0.00
Community and Social Service 102 $38,333.00
Legal 111 $53,594.00
Educational and Library 307 $42,438.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 46 $109,063.00
Healthcare Practitioners 460 $77,984.00
Healthcare Support 445 $35,288.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 104 $43,621.00
Law Enforcement 148 $73,250.00
Food Preparation and Serving 289 $23,456.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 705 $22,519.00
Personal Care and Service 311 $30,815.00
Sales 658 $24,630.00
Office and Administrative Support 818 $40,081.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 985 $17,772.00
Construction and Extraction 1,656 $38,776.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 315 $52,371.00
Production 223 $54,010.00
Transportation and Material Moving 630 $32,479.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 33598 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 33598.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 630 $78,029.00 213 $43,906.00
Business and Financial 248 $40,098.00 155 $83,984.00
Computer and Mathematical 159 $88,157.00 21 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 62 $64,643.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 13 $0.00
Community and Social Service 78 $39,444.00 24 $0.00
Legal 15 $0.00 96 $53,333.00
Educational and Library 50 $61,071.00 257 $29,707.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 17 $0.00 29 $108,984.00
Healthcare Practitioners 89 $77,542.00 371 $78,398.00
Healthcare Support 69 $0.00 376 $34,155.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 75 $44,871.00 29 $0.00
Law Enforcement 75 $73,813.00 73 $67,031.00
Food Preparation and Serving 79 $38,397.00 210 $20,179.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 497 $16,033.00 208 $23,542.00
Personal Care and Service 57 $73,393.00 254 $30,208.00
Sales 322 $30,800.00 336 $23,077.00
Office and Administrative Support 245 $36,080.00 573 $40,755.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 644 $19,095.00 341 $12,229.00
Construction and Extraction 1,616 $38,469.00 40 $46,250.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 300 $66,250.00 15 $0.00
Production 183 $55,875.00 40 $27,273.00
Transportation and Material Moving 525 $35,951.00 105 $29,554.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 7,705 households in 33598, with an average household size of 3.38 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 6,614 families living in the 33598 zip code with an average family size of 3.51 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 33598:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,464 358 792 1,091
Average Household Size 3.51 3.99 4.6 1.64
Total Families 5,464 358 792 0
Average Household Size 3.46 3.26 3.96 0

Poverty

Of the 6,614 families living in 33598, 12.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 33598:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 8,353 housing units in 33598.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 7,705 92.24%
Vacant 648 7.76%

14.10% of the total 8,353 housing units in 33598 are rental units. This is approximately 1,178 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 6,485 are occupied by the owner - or 77.64% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 33598 is $965.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 33598 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    42
  • Less than $500
    178
  • $500 to $999
    485
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    361
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    79
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    70
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    5

Property Value

The median value of a property in 33598 is $266,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 33598 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    140
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    424
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    259
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    478
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    2,835
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,846
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    503
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 33598. The chart below shows the number of properties in 33598 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    25
  • 1940 to 1949
    105
  • 1950 to 1959
    36
  • 1960 to 1969
    173
  • 1970 to 1979
    525
  • 1980 to 1989
    932
  • 1990 to 1999
    773
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,439
  • 2010 to 2013
    4,222
  • 2014 or later
    123

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 33598 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    107
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,022
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,375
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,201

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 33598 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 33598 that commute to work in a particular way.

33.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 33598.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    113
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    549
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    991
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    814
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,240
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    383
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,446
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    319
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    559
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,177
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,183
  • 90 or more minutes
    391

Summary

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