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32817University, Florida

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 32817.

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How this area ranks
Housing affordability3037th of 4,553 published ZIP areas64
ClimateTop 20% of 4,621 published ZIP areas80
Physical resilience2877th of 4,554 published ZIP areas46
AccessTop 20% of 4,623 published ZIP areas99
Economic stability3431st of 4,591 published ZIP areas46
The quick read

A major airport is 12 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

At a glance

Population
37,014
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$80,711
Top 37% nationally
Density
3,155/sq mi
11.7 sq mi of land
Median age
31.0
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
University
Florida
Metro area
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
Nearest major airport
MCO
12 mi · Orlando Intl
Median home value
$362,500
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

38% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 77% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$8,548$80,711Top 37%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$2,494$35,834Bottom 48%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate15.7%Top 29%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute28.7 minTop 44%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher37.9%Top 23%2024 ACS 5-Year
Labor force participation63.6%Top 38%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$61,890Bottom 27%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$46,630Bottom 16%2025 OEWS
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202481k70k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $80,711 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 — Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Retail Salespersons49,970$32,290
Waiters and Waitresses36,820$35,410
Customer Service Representatives35,690$40,530
Fast Food and Counter Workers34,830$28,620
Registered Nurses30,150$83,550
Cashiers29,340$31,330

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.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,783 takes 27% 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
26.5%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
4.5×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,783
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$362,500
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income4.49Top 21%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate56.5%Bottom 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±60213,963Top 10%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$65$1,783Top 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$13,818$362,500Top 24%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income26.5%Top 11%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate11.3%Top 49%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 →

No building-permit activity is published for this location by the Census Building Permits Survey.

Weather & climate

8 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 52°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 51.5 inches.

40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AP, 6.1 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND8.2"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation51.5"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low52°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high92°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months81991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing22°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 hurricane, cold wave and tornado.

Strong windHigh
Cold waveModerate
TornadoModerate
HailModerate
HurricaneElevated
WildfireModerate

Low or minimal exposure: lightning, inland flooding, heat wave, earthquake, landslide, drought.

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

7 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 12 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Orlando IntlMCO12 mi10,000 ft
Orlando Sanford IntlSFB13 mi11,002 ft
Melbourne Orlando IntlMLB49 mi10,181 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
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
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.

32817 vs University

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

32817
University
Median household income
$80,711
vs
$59,852
Per capita income
$35,834
vs
$17,389
Population density
3,155/sq mi
vs
4,630/sq mi
Median home value
$362,500
vs
$298,900
Median gross rent
$1,783
vs
$1,445
Homeownership rate
56.5%
vs
37.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
37.9%
vs
34.0%
Poverty rate
15.7%
vs
27.0%
Median age
31.0
vs
20.4

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.