South Apopka vs Wedgefield

A side-by-side comparison of South Apopka and Wedgefield: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wedgefield has the higher population (8,556 vs 7,425 in South Apopka). Wedgefield has the higher median household income ($120,440 vs $54,427 in South Apopka). Wedgefield has the higher median home value ($419,100 vs $248,000 in South Apopka).

Population, income & housing

	South Apopka	Wedgefield
Population	7,425	8,556
Median age	35.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,427	$120,440
Median home value	$248,000	$419,100
Median gross rent	$972	$1,833
Housing units	2,616	2,816
Homeownership rate	70.1%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Apopka	Wedgefield
Population	7,381 → 7,425 (+0.6%)	8,180 → 8,556 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$31,297 → $54,427 (+73.9%)	$80,912 → $120,440 (+48.9%)
Median home value	$130,200 → $248,000 (+90.5%)	$270,600 → $419,100 (+54.9%)
Median gross rent	$974 → $972 (-0.2%)	$1,479 → $1,833 (+23.9%)

South Apopka

Population

7,3817,425

Median household income

$31,297$54,427

Median home value

$130,200$248,000

Median gross rent

$974$972

Wedgefield

Population

8,1808,556

Median household income

$80,912$120,440

Median home value

$270,600$419,100

Median gross rent

$1,479$1,833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Apopka	Wedgefield
Under 5	9.3%	8.2%
5 to 17	17.1%	13.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	16.6%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.2%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	15.9%
65 to 74	10.4%	8.3%
75 and over	7.7%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Apopka	Wedgefield
White (non-Hispanic)	14.6%	47.7%
Black or African American	54.6%	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.5%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	28.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Apopka	Wedgefield
No high school diploma	22.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	37.2%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Apopka	Wedgefield
Drove alone	72.0%	69.3%
Carpooled	11.7%	9.7%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.5%	20.1%
Other means	1.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Apopka	Wedgefield
1-unit, detached	72.2%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Apopka	Wedgefield
Poverty rate	29.7%	4.3%
Average household size	3.13	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	32	40
Median year structure built	1984	2003