Where is most of the wealth based in the Tampa Bay area?
A new survey conducted by Environmental Systems Research Institute and the Tampa Bay Business Journal revealed that among the richest ZIP codes are 33548, 33558 and 33556 — located in Lutz and Odessa.
Odessa just missed the ranking’s top five where residents have a median disposable income of $90,404, and a net worth of $993,591. The 33548 ZIP was ranked 12th with a median disposable income of $83,004, and a net worth of $945,668. Residents living in Lutz’s 33558 had disposable income of $81,223, and a net worth of $816,860, earning them a No. 17 rank in the poll.
In The Laker/Lutz News readership area, no other ZIP code finished in the top 20, although 34639 — which includes most of the Land O’ Lakes area just outside of Connerton — finished No. 29 with a median disposable income of $58,738, and a net worth of $196,027.
The 33613 ZIP, which includes the most southern part of the Lutz area, finished the lowest in the readership area, ranked No. 194, with a disposable income of $22,779, and a net worth of $11,109, according to the survey.
The richest ZIP code in the Tampa Bay region was 34228 in the Longboat Key area, where household income was $97,133 and the median net worth was $500,001.
The company and newspaper tracked both accumulated wealth and income in Pasco, Hillsborough, Hernando, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota and Polk counties.
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