Thonotosassa vs Wimauma

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

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

Thonotosassa has the higher population (14,660 vs 13,003 in Wimauma). Thonotosassa has the higher median household income ($67,447 vs $58,708 in Wimauma). Wimauma has the higher median home value ($334,400 vs $287,600 in Thonotosassa).

Population, income & housing

	Thonotosassa	Wimauma
Population	14,660	13,003
Median age	42.2 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$67,447	$58,708
Median home value	$287,600	$334,400
Median gross rent	$1,129	$1,259
Housing units	5,803	3,547
Homeownership rate	66.1%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Thonotosassa	Wimauma
Population	14,460 → 14,660 (+1.4%)	8,358 → 13,003 (+55.6%)
Median household income	$48,099 → $67,447 (+40.2%)	$49,347 → $58,708 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$158,000 → $287,600 (+82.0%)	$159,600 → $334,400 (+109.5%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,129 (+27.4%)	$847 → $1,259 (+48.6%)

Thonotosassa

Population

14,46014,660

Median household income

$48,099$67,447

Median home value

$158,000$287,600

Median gross rent

$886$1,129

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)

	Thonotosassa	Wimauma
Under 5	4.7%	8.9%
5 to 17	14.9%	29.3%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	16.9%
45 to 54	12.9%	8.2%
55 to 64	15.1%	6.9%
65 to 74	11.3%	3.9%
75 and over	6.8%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Thonotosassa	Wimauma
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	23.6%
Black or African American	16.1%	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	6.8%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	50.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Thonotosassa	Wimauma
No high school diploma	18.1%	28.3%
High school graduate	31.9%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Thonotosassa	Wimauma
Drove alone	68.4%	68.6%
Carpooled	11.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.7%	5.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.8%	13.9%
Other means	3.2%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Thonotosassa	Wimauma
1-unit, detached	47.9%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42.4%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Thonotosassa	Wimauma
Poverty rate	17.4%	25.6%
Average household size	2.84	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	29	36
Median year structure built	1990	2013