Wauchula

Population: 4,910
Median household income: $36,324
Median home value: $131,500

Wauchula, a community in Hardee County, Florida, has 4,910 residents. At $36,324, its median household income sits below Hardee County's $54,231.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wauchula's population grew 2.2% from 4,803 to 4,910, while its median home value rose 96.0% from $67,100 to $131,500.

Households average 2.54 people. The median gross rent is $981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,910
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $36,324
Median home value: $131,500
Median gross rent: $981
Housing units: 2,119
Homeownership rate: 46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,8034,910

Median household income

$35,402$36,324

Median home value

$67,100$131,500

Median gross rent

$683$981

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,803	$35,402	$67,100	$683
2020	4,801	$31,500	$76,500	$830
2021	4,958	$31,212	$90,500	$917
2022	4,898	$32,854	$136,500	$957
2023	4,910	$36,324	$131,500	$981

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1726.4%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	431	8.8%
5 to 17	1,294	26.4%
18 to 24	258	5.3%
25 to 34	469	9.6%
35 to 44	775	15.8%
45 to 54	671	13.7%
55 to 64	425	8.7%
65 to 74	240	4.9%
75 and over	347	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,840	37.5%
Black or African American	242	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	48	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,780	56.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.4%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	596	20.4%
High school graduate	1,103	37.7%
Some college or associate's	920	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	265	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	43	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone69.2%

Carpooled29.5%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,090	69.2%
Carpooled	465	29.5%
Public transit	10	0.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	0.4%
Other means	4	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	432	27.5%
15 to 29 min	428	27.3%
30 to 44 min	339	21.6%
45 to 59 min	177	11.3%
60+ min	193	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 40.7% (1,910 of 4,691)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,290	70.6%
Nonfamily households	537	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,827	86.2%
Vacant	292	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	850	46.5%
Renter-occupied	977	53.5%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units27.1%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,234	58.2%
1-unit, attached	36	1.7%
2 to 4 units	102	4.8%
5 to 19 units	575	27.1%
20 or more units	82	3.9%
Mobile home & other	90	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1275375
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.27 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 27.5469, -81.8101