Wewahitchka

Population: 1,904
Median household income: $51,296
Median home value: $185,400

Located in Gulf County, Florida, Wewahitchka is a community with a population of 1,904. At $51,296, its median household income sits below Gulf County's $67,361.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wewahitchka's population grew 1.5% from 1,875 to 1,904, while its median home value rose 88.8% from $98,200 to $185,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.5% of the population. 68.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,904
Median age: 30.8 yrs
Median household income: $51,296
Median home value: $185,400
Median gross rent: $870
Housing units: 1,054
Homeownership rate: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8751,904

Median household income

$45,375$51,296

Median home value

$98,200$185,400

Median gross rent

$778$870

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,875	$45,375	$98,200	$778
2020	1,762	$52,863	$149,000	$775
2021	1,791	$42,375	$152,200	$712
2022	1,668	$43,287	$115,300	$854
2023	1,904	$51,296	$185,400	$870

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	165	8.7%
5 to 17	385	20.2%
18 to 24	233	12.2%
25 to 34	290	15.2%
35 to 44	220	11.6%
45 to 54	199	10.5%
55 to 64	145	7.6%
65 to 74	186	9.8%
75 and over	81	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,666	87.5%
Black or African American	13	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	1.1%
Asian	37	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	100	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	67	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate38.4%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	120	10.7%
High school graduate	431	38.4%
Some college or associate's	337	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	198	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	35	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	654	68.4%
Carpooled	137	14.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	87	9.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	60	6.3%
Other means	18	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	490	54.7%
15 to 29 min	129	14.4%
30 to 44 min	131	14.6%
45 to 59 min	103	11.5%
60+ min	43	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 18.6% (354 of 1,904)

	Count	Share
Family households	514	63.8%
Nonfamily households	292	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	806	76.5%
Vacant	248	23.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	537	66.6%
Renter-occupied	269	33.4%

1-unit, detached51.9%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other35.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	547	51.9%
1-unit, attached	11	1.0%
2 to 4 units	92	8.7%
5 to 19 units	8	0.8%
20 or more units	19	1.8%
Mobile home & other	377	35.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1277100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.7 sq mi
Water area: 1.1 sq mi
Center point: 30.1262, -85.1907

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