4,368, Est. population
in July 2004, 4,441 +1.7% change
Males
2,168 49.6%,
Females
2,200 50.4%
Elevation
109 feet
County
Hardee
Land area
2.6 square miles
Zip code
33873
Median resident
age
29.7 years
Median household
income
$25,931 year 2000
Median house value
$55,600 year 2000
Races
in Wauchula:
White
Non-Hispanic
54.2%
Hispanic
39.4%
Other
race
18.8%
Black
4.2%
Two
or more races
2.7%
American
Indian
1.0%
Ancestries:
United
States
16.5%
Irish
5.9%
English
5.6%
German
3.5%
Scotch-Irish
1.8%
Italian
1.4%
For
population 25 years and over in Wauchula
High
school or higher
56.7%
Bachelor's
degree or higher
7.6%
Graduate
or professional degree
3.8%
Unemployed
7.6%
Mean
travel time to work
26.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over
in Wauchula city
Never
married
27.4%
Now
married
51.0%
Separated
2.8%
Widowed
9.8%
Divorced
9.0%
19.1% Foreign born 18.7% Latin
America.
Population change in the 1990s:
+869 +24.8%.
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+:
Lakeland, FL 35.7 miles , pop. 78,452. Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakeland, FL 35.7 miles,
pop. 78,452. Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL 53.5 miles,
pop. 303,447. Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX 944.8
miles, pop. 1,953,631.