Port St. Joe vs Wewahitchka

A side-by-side comparison of Port St. Joe and Wewahitchka: population, income, housing, and more.

Port St. Joe and Wewahitchka are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Port St. Joe has the higher population (3,499 vs 1,904 in Wewahitchka). Port St. Joe has the higher median household income ($60,347 vs $51,296 in Wewahitchka). Port St. Joe has the higher median home value ($280,600 vs $185,400 in Wewahitchka).

Population, income & housing

	Port St. Joe	Wewahitchka
Population	3,499	1,904
Median age	52.9 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,347	$51,296
Median home value	$280,600	$185,400
Median gross rent	$1,342	$870
Housing units	2,037	1,054
Homeownership rate	79.7%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port St. Joe	Wewahitchka
Population	3,488 → 3,499 (+0.3%)	1,875 → 1,904 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$52,092 → $60,347 (+15.8%)	$45,375 → $51,296 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$181,700 → $280,600 (+54.4%)	$98,200 → $185,400 (+88.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,116 → $1,342 (+20.3%)	$778 → $870 (+11.8%)

Port St. Joe

Population

3,4883,499

Median household income

$52,092$60,347

Median home value

$181,700$280,600

Median gross rent

$1,116$1,342

Wewahitchka

Population

1,8751,904

Median household income

$45,375$51,296

Median home value

$98,200$185,400

Median gross rent

$778$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port St. Joe	Wewahitchka
Under 5	6.9%	8.7%
5 to 17	12.1%	20.2%
18 to 24	4.1%	12.2%
25 to 34	10.8%	15.2%
35 to 44	8.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.3%	10.5%
55 to 64	22.1%	7.6%
65 to 74	15.9%	9.8%
75 and over	10.7%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port St. Joe	Wewahitchka
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	87.5%
Black or African American	10.8%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.9%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port St. Joe	Wewahitchka
No high school diploma	7.5%	10.7%
High school graduate	25.2%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port St. Joe	Wewahitchka
Drove alone	68.5%	68.4%
Carpooled	17.6%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	6.3%
Other means	2.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port St. Joe	Wewahitchka
1-unit, detached	84.5%	51.9%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.8%
20 or more units	4.1%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Port St. Joe	Wewahitchka
Poverty rate	10.3%	18.6%
Average household size	2.14	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1983	1988