Hardee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM10
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 17.2. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 18.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.8 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Wauchula and their reported violations in the past:
CRYSTAL LAKE M H &RV VILLAGE (Population served: 986, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One routine major monitoring violation
CHRISTMAS TREE TP (Population served: 190, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
F.I.N.R. (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from AUG-06-1998 to SEP-30-1998)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from AUG-06-1998 to SEP-30-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from AUG-06-1998 to SEP-30-1998)
- One routine major monitoring violation
STATON'S VIDEO AND GAMES (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
ONA MARKET (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Wauchula that have no violations reported:
- WAUCHULA SUPERMARKET (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PINE CONE MHP (Population served: 62, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ROYAL ORDER OF MOOSE # 1487 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LITTLE CYPRESS GOLF COURSE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.4%
(7.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.9% for Black residents, 3.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  3.0 people | | Florida: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 68.9% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wauchula, FL
People in group quarters in Wauchula:
- 67 people in nursing homes
- 21 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 21 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 11 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in religious group quarters
Wauchula compared to Florida state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above 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.
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Banks with branches in Wauchula (2011 data):
- Wauchula State Bank: at 106 East Main Street, branch established on 04/01/1929. Info updated 06/02/2010: Bank assets: $55.8 mil, Deposits: $4.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Crews Banking Corporation
- First National Bank of Wauchula: First National Bank Of Wauchula at 406 North Sixth Avenue, branch established on 01/12/1960. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $7.6 mil, Deposits: $6.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: First Hardee Holding Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Wauchula, Florida:
- Peace Valley Motel, 409 N 6TH Ave, Wauchula, FL 33873
 , Fax: (863) 773-0332
- Wauchula Motel, Hwy 17, Wauchula, FL 33873
- Tropicana Motel, N US Hwy 17, Wauchula, FL 33873
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Wauchula, Florida
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (79%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Hardee County Florida:
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Religion statistics for Wauchula:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 69.27%
| Here | | 69.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
|---|
| Adherents | 49.3% | 26.6% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 3.7% |
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| Congregations | 36.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 4.0% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | American Baptist Association | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 3.3% |
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| Congregations | 4.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 24.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Hardee County: | 2.45 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.35 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10 | This county: | 3.49 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13 | Hardee County: | 4.54 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 7 | This county: | 2.45 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Hardee County: | 12.9% | | Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Hardee County: | 35.8% | | State: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
12 | $29,639 | $29,639 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $15,695 | $47,085 | 7 | $7,771 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
14 | $53,178 | $45,581 | 3 | $4,326 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $11,411 | $27,386 | 4 | $4,539 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,382 | $28,584 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
9 | $16,426 | $21,901 | 1 | $531 |
| Sewerage |
6 | $18,932 | $37,864 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
7 | $12,518 | $21,459 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
2 | $5,655 | $33,930 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $25,078 | $42,991 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
87 | $242,026 | $33,383 | 12 | $13,038 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $10,032 | $40,128 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
157 | $442,972 | $33,858 | 27 | $30,205 |
7.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,449 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.22% | | Florida average: | 8.71% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,879 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.42% | | Florida average: | 7.73% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Wauchula:
- WAUC (1310 AM; 5 kW; WAUCHULA, FL; Owner: MARVINA ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
- WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
- WJCM (1050 AM; 5 kW; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLCC (760 AM; 10 kW; BRANDON, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TAMPA LICENSEE)
- WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
- WHNZ (1250 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wauchula:
- WWRZ (98.3 FM; FORT MEADE, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WZZS (106.9 FM; ZOLFO SPRINGS, FL; Owner: HEARTLAND BROADCASTING CORP)
- WFLZ-FM (93.3 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WMTX (100.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WQYK-FM (99.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA)
- WTBT (103.5 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WPCV (97.5 FM; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWOJ (99.1 FM; AVON PARK, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WBVM (90.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE/ST. PETERSBURG)
- WUSF (89.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF S. FLORIDA)
- WRBQ-FM (104.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WINK-FM (96.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZSP (105.3 FM; NOCATEE, FL; Owner: HEARTLAND BROADCASTING CORP.)
- W207AY (89.3 FM; SEBRING, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WWLL (105.7 FM; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Wauchula:
- WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
- WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
- WFLA-TV (Channel 8; TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
- WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
- WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
- WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
- WFTT (Channel 50; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
- WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
- WTAM-LP (Channel 6; TAMPA, FL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)
- WINK-TV (Channel 11; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVEA-TV (Channel 62; VENICE, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WBBH-TV (Channel 20; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WATERMAN BROADCASTING CORP. OF FLORIDA)
- WTVK (Channel 46; NAPLES, FL; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF FLORIDA, LLC)
- WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WWSB (Channel 40; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCAST CORPORATION OF SARASOTA)
- WRXY-TV (Channel 49; TICE, FL; Owner: WEST COAST CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC)
- W56EB (Channel 56; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W27AE (Channel 27; SEBRING, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Wauchula, Florida:
- Fatal accident count: 43
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 77
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 13
- Fatalities: 53
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 160
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 6
Florida average:
- Fatal accident count: 155
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 237
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 50
- Fatalities: 168
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 414
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 27
See more detailed statistics of Wauchula fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total average daily traffic: 5,623
Total average daily truck traffic: 191
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 5,905
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Wauchula, FL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| James | 99 | 68.7 years |
| John | 94 | 75.4 years |
| Mary | 78 | 75.6 years |
| William | 76 | 75.6 years |
| Robert | 54 | 71.4 years |
| Charles | 43 | 75.9 years |
| George | 39 | 74.0 years |
| Henry | 30 | 75.1 years |
| Ruth | 28 | 85.2 years |
| Thomas | 26 | 75.9 years |
| Most common last names in Wauchula, FL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Albritton | 41 | 74.8 years |
| Williams | 33 | 75.4 years |
| Carlton | 30 | 83.5 years |
| Johnson | 29 | 73.3 years |
| Smith | 28 | 75.3 years |
| Roberts | 28 | 70.5 years |
| Davis | 22 | 75.3 years |
| Wilson | 21 | 77.1 years |
| Jones | 20 | 76.6 years |
| Miller | 19 | 67.5 years |
| Businesses in Wauchula, FL |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of rapes to murders between 2001 and 2006"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Information and record clerks except customer service representatives"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Waiters and waitresses"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally ill"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
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