Wiscon, Florida

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Population in 2010: 706.
Males: 370  (52.4%)
Females: 336  (47.6%)
Median resident age:

41.7 years
Florida median age:

42.7 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $61,462
Wiscon:

$61,462
FL:

$69,303

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $31,763

Wiscon CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $277,100
Wiscon:

$277,100
FL:

$354,100

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $125,464; detached houses: $215,895; mobile homes: $73,533; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $5,184

Median gross rent in 2022: $715.

March 2022 cost of living index in Wiscon: 95.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 40.0%

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Ancestries: American (41.1%), English (32.8%), Canadian (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 89 feet

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,195 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,054 (0.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spring Hill, FL (6.7 miles , pop. 69,078).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (39.4 miles , pop. 303,447).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (784.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities:

Brookridge, FL (1.3 miles ),
High Point, FL (2.0 miles ),
North Brooksville, FL (2.0 miles ),
South Brooksville, FL (2.0 miles ),
Garden Grove, FL (2.1 miles ),
Brooksville, FL (2.1 miles ),
North Weeki Wachee, FL (2.4 miles ),
Spring Hill, FL (2.6 miles )

Latitude: 28.54 N, Longitude: 82.46 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 352

Distribution of median household income in Wiscon, FL in 2022
Distribution of house value in Wiscon, FL in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.9%
Florida:

2.9%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 45.3. This is significantly better than average.

City:

45.3
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 24.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 17.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

24.9
U.S.:

33.3

Tornado activity:

Wiscon-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 35% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1983, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.5 miles away from the Wiscon place center killed 3 people and injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1966, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 47.6 miles away from the place center killed 11 people and injured 530 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Wiscon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Florida state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 301.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 339.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 331.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 368.8 miles away from Wiscon center
On 9/4/2016 at 18:29:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 206.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 207.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Hernando County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 9, Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Fires: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Freeze: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Wiscon:

  • NURSE ON CALL (Home Health Center, about 1 miles away; BROOKSVILLE, FL)
  • SPRINGBROOK HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 2 miles away; BROOKSVILLE, FL)
  • SURGERY CENTER AT PINEBROOK,THE (Hospital, about 2 miles away; BROOKSVILLE, FL)
  • BAYCARE HOMECARE INC (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; SPRING HILL, FL)
  • HEALTHSOUTH HOME HEALTH OF SPRING HILL (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; BROOKSVILLE, FL)
  • EVERGREEN WOODS (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; SPRING HILL, FL)
  • BROOKSVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 4 miles away; BROOKSVILLE, FL)

Amtrak station near Wiscon:

  • 11 miles: SPRING HILL (2109 COMMERCIAL WAY) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wiscon:

  • Saint Leo University (about 19 miles; Saint Leo, FL; Full-time enrollment: 14,572)
  • Pasco-Hernando Community College (about 22 miles; New Port Richey, FL; FT enrollment: 7,030)
  • University of South Florida-Main Campus (about 34 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 35,920)
  • Ultimate Medical Academy-Tampa (about 35 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 16,672)
  • Strayer University-Florida (about 39 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • Everest University-Brandon (about 40 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 7,702)
  • The University of Tampa (about 42 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 7,216)

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Hernando County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.2 people
Florida:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

54.1%
Whole state:

65.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.2%
Whole state:

7.3%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Wiscon:

Marital status in Wiscon, FL
  • Never married: 25.4%
  • Now married: 32.3%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 38.7%

For population 25 years and over in Wiscon:

  • High school or higher: 82.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.5
Florida average:

12.2

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Wiscon, FL (based on Hernando County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant20,20579
Catholic17,0687
Mainline Protestant6,48219
Other2,7749
Black Protestant2933
Orthodox2353
None125,721-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 22
This county:

1.30 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
Hernando County:

0.83 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 41
Hernando County:

2.43 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 92
Here:

5.45 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Hernando County:

11.1%
Florida:

9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

25.4%
Florida:

23.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

14.7%
Florida:

14.0%

11.48% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($55,231 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

11.48%
Florida average:

8.80%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($131 average AGI)
Hernando County:

0.03%
Florida average:

0.05%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Pasco County, FL  2.53% ($48,515 average AGI)
from Hillsborough County, FL  1.55% ($49,545)
from Pinellas County, FL  0.83% ($51,951)


7.84% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,637 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.84%
Florida average:

7.45%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($160 average AGI)
Hernando County:

0.03%
Florida average:

0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Pasco County, FL  1.75% ($41,679 average AGI)
to Hillsborough County, FL  0.72% ($42,315)
to Citrus County, FL  0.56% ($41,409)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wiscon:

  • WWJB (1450 AM; 1 kW; BROOKSVILLE, FL; Owner: HERNANDO BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
  • 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)
  • WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WRZN (720 AM; 10 kW; HERNANDO, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTBN (570 AM; 5 kW; PINELLAS PARK, FL; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHNZ (1250 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WINV (1560 AM; daytime; 7 kW; BEVERLY HILLS, FL; Owner: WGUL-FM, INC.)
  • WLCC (760 AM; 10 kW; BRANDON, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TAMPA LICENSEE)
  • WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wiscon:

  • WGUL-FM (106.3 FM; BEVERLY HILLS, FL; Owner: WGUL-FM, INC.)
  • WDUV (105.5 FM; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WXTB (97.9 FM; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHGN (91.9 FM; CRYSTAL RIVER, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WRBQ-FM (104.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJUF (90.1 FM; INVERNESS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
  • WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WXXL (106.7 FM; TAVARES, FL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WOGK (93.7 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WYFE (88.9 FM; TARPON SPRINGS, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSUN-FM (97.1 FM; HOLIDAY, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC)
  • 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.)
  • WTMP-FM (96.1 FM; DADE CITY, FL; Owner: TAMA GROUP, L.C.)
  • WBBY (107.3 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WXCV (95.3 FM; HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WXOF, INC.)
  • WLPJ (91.5 FM; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK)

TV broadcast stations around Wiscon:

  • WTSP (Channel 10; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
  • WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFLA-TV (Channel 8; TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
  • WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
  • WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
  • W61AK (Channel 61; INVERNESS, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
  • W18DB (Channel 18; PORT RICHEY, ETC., FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
  • WYKE-LP (Channel 49; INGLIS/YANKEETOWN, FL; Owner: CITRUS COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS, INC)

Wiscon fatal accident list:

Aug 15, 2018 01:00 AM, Sr-50, Lat: 28.540969, Lon: -82.462153, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 24, 2017 10:30 PM, Winter St, Lat: 28.548211, Lon: -82.473431, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 3, 2016 11:05 AM, Sr-50 Cortez Blvd, Cr-484, Lat: 28.541019, Lon: -82.462089, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Jan 24, 2010 02:54 PM, Sr-50, Lat: 28.539472, Lon: -82.467108, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jan 10, 2008 09:30 PM, Fort Dade Ave, Arizona St, Lat: 28.537030, Lon: -82.463970, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wiscon, FL
  • 100.0%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wiscon, FL
  • 64.9%Electricity
  • 35.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Wiscon compared to Florida state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below 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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