Gibsonton vs Wimauma

A side-by-side comparison of Gibsonton and Wimauma: population, income, housing, and more.

Gibsonton and Wimauma are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gibsonton has the higher population (18,831 vs 13,003 in Wimauma). Gibsonton has the higher median household income ($74,049 vs $58,708 in Wimauma). Wimauma has the higher median home value ($334,400 vs $274,300 in Gibsonton).

Population, income & housing

	Gibsonton	Wimauma
Population	18,831	13,003
Median age	33.8 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$74,049	$58,708
Median home value	$274,300	$334,400
Median gross rent	$1,286	$1,259
Housing units	6,497	3,547
Homeownership rate	69.0%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibsonton	Wimauma
Population	18,515 → 18,831 (+1.7%)	8,358 → 13,003 (+55.6%)
Median household income	$52,696 → $74,049 (+40.5%)	$49,347 → $58,708 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$188,400 → $274,300 (+45.6%)	$159,600 → $334,400 (+109.5%)
Median gross rent	$988 → $1,286 (+30.2%)	$847 → $1,259 (+48.6%)

Gibsonton

Population

18,51518,831

Median household income

$52,696$74,049

Median home value

$188,400$274,300

Median gross rent

$988$1,286

Wimauma

Population

8,35813,003

Median household income

$49,347$58,708

Median home value

$159,600$334,400

Median gross rent

$847$1,259

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibsonton	Wimauma
Under 5	6.6%	8.9%
5 to 17	24.1%	29.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	17.5%	16.9%
45 to 54	12.9%	8.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	6.9%
65 to 74	6.1%	3.9%
75 and over	2.3%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibsonton	Wimauma
White (non-Hispanic)	38.0%	23.6%
Black or African American	17.0%	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	38.0%	50.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibsonton	Wimauma
No high school diploma	18.5%	28.3%
High school graduate	32.4%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibsonton	Wimauma
Drove alone	75.2%	68.6%
Carpooled	9.7%	9.5%
Public transit	0.1%	5.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.5%	13.9%
Other means	0.5%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibsonton	Wimauma
1-unit, detached	67.3%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.6%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Gibsonton	Wimauma
Poverty rate	19.8%	25.6%
Average household size	3.16	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	32	36
Median year structure built	2001	2013