Housing market/Florida/ZIP 33884
ZIP 33884 Winter Haven, Florida
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA · Florida. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 33884 · FL
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 33884 — Winter Haven, FL HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 33884
- 1-unit detached11,28971.3%
- 1-unit attached6093.8%
- 2–4 units7764.9%
- 5–49 units1,4589.2%
- 50+ units2461.6%
- Mobile1,4649.2%
2–4 unit share 4.9% · 5–49 unit share 9.2% · combined 2–49 14.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,523 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,279.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 57.2%; ≥50% 25.0%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,860 (1.221× ACS median gross rent).
Population
36,395 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +13.5%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 1,336 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 33884 23.9% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 12.9%; ACS median gross rent is $1,523; population increased +13.5% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 776 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,458 units in 5–49-unit structures; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,860 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,523. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Florida research
ZIP 33884 is a Census / HUD profile for Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 33884 — Winter Haven, FL HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Florida ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Florida research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 33884?
ZIP 33884 (Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA) has 36,395 residents, 13,832 households, a renter share of 23.9%, median household income of $70,516, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,523. Vacancy is 12.9%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 33884?
ACS counts 110 units in 2-unit buildings, 666 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,025 in 5–9, 249 in 10–19, and 184 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 2,234 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 33884?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,860. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 33884 — Winter Haven, FL HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Florida ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 33884 is Census / HUD research for Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Florida property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.