City of Wauchula: Our Town

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Location

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Population year 2000	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.

Nearest cities: Zolfo Springs, FL 3.7 miles, Bowling Green, FL 6.4 miles, Fort Meade, FL 14.3 miles, Avon Park, FL 21.6 miles, Arcadia, FL 22.9 miles, Frostproof, FL 23.9 miles, Bartow, FL 24.0 miles, Southeast Arcadia, FL 24.2 miles.

Single-family new house construction building permits:
1996	8 buildings, average cost: $74,400
1997	8 buildings, average cost: $68,600
1998	6 buildings, average cost: $58,000
1999	5 buildings, average cost: $52,200
2000	8 buildings, average cost: $99,000
2001	5 buildings, average cost: $73,900
2002	6 buildings, average cost: $104,500
2003	0 buildings
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Latitude: 27.55 N, Longitude: 81.81 W

Area code: 863

Wauchula household income distribution Wauchula home values distribution

Industries providing employment
Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining	26.0%
Retail trade	17.4%
Educational,health and social services	16.0%

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,519 +34.8%

Workers who live and work in this city: 681 41.8%

Wauchula compared to Florida state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.