Wewahitchka, FL Demographic Data

Wewahitchka, FL Summary

Wewahitchka is located in Gulf County in Florida
  • Population: 2,070
  • Area: 7.73 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 6.51 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 1.22 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 267.92 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 16.40 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Wewahitchka, FL Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,145
47%
50.8
Male
1,318
54%
49.2
Total Population
2,463
 
323,128,000

Wewahitchka, FL Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
172
7.0% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
48
1.9% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
55
2.2% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
276
11.2% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
144
5.8% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
331
13.4% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
239
9.7% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
321
13.0% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
271
11.0% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
153
6.2% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
238
9.7% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
211
8.6% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
4
0.2% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,011
81.6%
77.2
Female
963
47.9%
51.3
Male
1,048
52.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,884
76.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
540
21.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
453
18.4%
15.2
Female
266
58.7%
55.8
Male
187
41.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0

Wewahitchka, FL Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,405
97.6% 
96.8
White
1,960
79.6% 
72.6
Black or African American
393
16.0% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
9
0.4% 
0.8
Asian
43
1.7% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
28
1.1% 
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
15
0.6% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0% 
5.1
Two or More Races
58
2.4% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
184
7.5% 
17.8
Mexican
184
7.5% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,279
92.5% 
82.2

Wewahitchka, FL Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
128
7.2% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
258
14.6% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
611
34.6% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
479
27.1% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
108
6.1% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
159
9.0% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
25
1.4% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
386
21.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,382
78.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
184
10.4%
31.2

Wewahitchka, FL Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
752
34.4%
33.7%
Now Married
784
35.8%
47.5
Divorced
404
18.5%
11.0%
Separated
61
2.8%
2.0
Widowed
187
8.5
5.8%

Wewahitchka, FL Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,242
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
49
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
5
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
28
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
5
0.2%
1.1%

Wewahitchka, FL Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
144
15.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
160
17.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
122
13.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
81
8.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
141
15.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
151
16.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
53
5.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
82
8.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6
0.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
29,136
 
57,617
Per capita income
17,689
 
31,128

Wewahitchka, FL Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
36
4.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
28
3.7%
9.8
Construction
117
15.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
246
32.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
33
4.3%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
15
2.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
20
2.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
108
14.1%
11.4
Public administration
95
12.4%
4.6
Retail trade
22
2.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
44
5.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
163
21.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
195
25.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
81
10.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
156
20.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
169
22.1%
18.1%

Wewahitchka, FL Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
730
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
597
81.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
123
16.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
4
0.5%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
6
0.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.9
 
26.6

Wewahitchka, FL Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
69
7.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
372
39.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
257
27.3%
37.1
3 or more
242
25.7%
21.0

Wewahitchka, FL Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
940
79.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
667
71.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
273
29.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
245
20.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5

Wewahitchka, FL Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,185
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
31
2.6%
2.7
3 rooms
53
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
237
20.0%
16.5
5 rooms
348
29.4%
19.8
6 rooms
288
24.3%
17.8
7 rooms
157
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
27
2.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
44
3.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Wewahitchka, FL Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,185
 
 
1-unit, detached
790
66.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
36
3.0%
5.9
2-units
41
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
14
1.2%
9.0
Mobile home
304
25.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Wewahitchka, FL Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
31
2.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
61
5.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
164
13.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
118
10.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
178
15.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
188
15.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
197
16.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
238
20.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%

Wewahitchka, FL Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
92
9.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
20
2.1%
4.7
Electricity
760
80.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
59
6.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
9
1.0%
1.1

Wewahitchka, FL Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
257
 
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
4
1.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
1.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
8
3.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
18
7.0%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
28
10.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
95
37.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
99
38.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
75
31.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
49
20.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
40
16.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5
2.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
67
28.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
21
0.0%
0.0%

Wewahitchka, FL Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
207 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
14
6.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
78
37.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
115
55.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
66
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
541
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
91
44.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
21
10.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
28
13.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
18
8.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
49
23.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
66
0.0%
0.0%

Wewahitchka, FL Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
667
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
93
13.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
275
41.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
112
16.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
54
8.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
80
12.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
46
6.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
7
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
94,300
 
205,000