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32301Tallahassee, Florida

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 32301.

58
Area Score
Bottom 37% of 695 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity540th of 727 published ZIP areas42
GrowthTop 20% of 701 published ZIP areas65
Housing affordability568th of 800 published ZIP areas57
ClimateTop 28% of 779 published ZIP areas76
Physical resilience534th of 800 published ZIP areas46
AccessTop 29% of 779 published ZIP areas98
Economic stability696th of 800 published ZIP areas38
The quick read

Employment conditions sit below most comparable published ZIP profiles: unemployment is 5.3% and the Opportunity signal places 32301 in the bottom 26%.

A major airport is 6 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

Its Area Score of 58 places 32301 in the top 63% of published ZIP profiles.

At a glance

Population
32,017
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$50,942
Bottom 16% nationally
Density
3,138/sq mi
10.2 sq mi of land
Median age
29.8
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Tallahassee
Florida
Metro area
Tallahassee, FL
Nearest major airport
TLH
6 mi · Tallahassee Intl
Median home value
$226,700
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 5.3% is lower than 19% of the 1,061 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment fell 0.5% over the past year, to 109,670 employed residents.

46% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 85% of measured US ZIP areas.

Median household income of $50,942 is below 84% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$3,992$50,942Bottom 16%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$3,321$33,899Bottom 40%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate25.2%Top 11%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute18.7 minBottom 10%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%Top 15%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment109,670Bottom 15%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)0.7%Top 45%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-0.5%Top 37%June 2026
Labor force115,818Bottom 16%June 2026
Labor force participation65.7%Top 30%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$59,560Bottom 12%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$46,520Bottom 9%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)0.9%Top 6%June 2026
Unemployment rate5.3%Top 19%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202451k46k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $50,942 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Tallahassee, FL
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Management Analysts6,160$58,860
Fast Food and Counter Workers5,600$27,600
Retail Salespersons5,130$30,330
General and Operations Managers4,360$95,250
Office Clerks, General3,710$38,360
Cashiers3,520$29,180

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Tallahassee, FL, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,262 takes 30% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 4.5 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
29.7%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
4.5×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,262
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$226,700
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income4.45Top 22%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate31.2%Bottom 4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±65417,429Top 5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$41$1,262Top 32%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$16,133$226,700Top 48%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income29.7%Top 6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate15.9%Top 35%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
65/ 100
Top 20% of 701 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

68% of recently permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes, so new supply is concentrated in apartments and condominiums rather than detached houses.

At 8.3 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
1,653
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
8.3
Top 10% nationally
Year over year
+3%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
67.8%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Tallahassee, FL, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

7 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 92°F and January a low of 41°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 58.8 inches.

30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station TALLAHASSEE, 4.7 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND7.8"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation58.8"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low41°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high92°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months71991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing30°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

46 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, hurricane and wildfire.

HurricaneElevated
Inland floodingModerate
WildfireModerate
LightningModerate
LandslideModerate

Low or minimal exposure: cold wave, tornado, heat wave, strong wind, earthquake, winter weather, hail, drought, coastal flooding.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

4 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 6 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Tallahassee IntlTLH6 mi8,000 ft
Valdosta RgnlVLD63 mi8,003 ft
Northwest Florida Beaches IntlECP92 mi10,000 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

32301 vs Tallahassee

How this ZIP area compares with Tallahassee as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

32301
Tallahassee
Median household income
$50,942
vs
$57,409
Per capita income
$33,899
vs
$36,567
Population density
3,138/sq mi
vs
1,968/sq mi
Median home value
$226,700
vs
$294,400
Median gross rent
$1,262
vs
$1,293
Homeownership rate
31.2%
vs
40.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
46.2%
vs
51.3%
Poverty rate
25.2%
vs
23.6%
Median age
29.8
vs
28.2

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.