ZIP 33801 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Polk County, Florida's ZIP 33801 registers 37/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (99/100), climate & FEMA risk (96/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (73/100)). On the structural side it scores 82/100, with 8/100 of stress already active. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (82/100), construction/permit lag (75/100), institutional ownership (70/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (28/100).

The contraction-phase market in 33801 posted values that fell 0.9% over the year, and 10% higher over three years (phase confidence 21/100). Softening prices widen the spread between distressed and market value — what acquisition buyers watch for.

The poverty rate is 22.8% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Around 44% of renters are cost-burdened. At $49,210, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 36/100. The ZIP holds roughly 15,777 housing units. Around 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Population is roughly 33,460 with a median age of 33. The vacancy rate is 23.3% — elevated. The typical home is worth about $166,800 (2.8× income, relatively affordable). 50% of housing is owner-occupied.

On the whole, 33801 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. DLRadar currently tracks 5 individual distressed properties in 33801, each with owner, address, APN, a per-property distress score, bank-exposure read and exit-velocity estimate.