Wauchula, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,553 (Urban population: 4,496 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 57 (all nonfarm))

Wauchula, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,597 (1,444 occupied: 827 owner occupied, 617 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	30%

Housing density: 610 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $289,425.

Median contract rent in 2007: $507 (lower quartile is $326, upper quartile is $628)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $703

Median gross rent in Wauchula, FL in 2007: $695

Housing units in Wauchula with a mortgage: 423 (45 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 336

Wauchula,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,367 (it was $53,000 in 2000)

Wauchula:	$129,367
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,126 - $167,315

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $135,948
Here: $135,948
State: $334,342

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $59,762
Here: $59,762
State: $240,504

Mobile homes: $38,000
Here: $38,000
State: $43,568

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,179

In family households: 3,668 (758 male householders, 255 female householders)
757 spouses, 1,262 children (1,182 natural, 46 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 157 grandchildren, 136 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 105 other relatives, 208 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 511 (128 male householders (95 living alone)), 283 female householders (277 living alone)), 100 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 77 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 399 2-persons, 229 3-persons, 158 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 57 6-persons, 104 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 372 1-person, 16 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 4 6-persons.

801 married couples with children.
315 single-parent households (79 men, 236 women).

63.6% of residents of Wauchula speak English at home.
35.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 41% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 835 (19.6%)
(12.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wauchula, Florida:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 65 4 rooms: 63 5 rooms: 274 6 rooms: 212 7 rooms: 140 8 rooms: 31 9 or more rooms: 30

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wauchula, Florida:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 115 3 rooms: 151 4 rooms: 146 5 rooms: 98 6 rooms: 61 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 81
1990 to 1994: 131
1980 to 1989: 188
1970 to 1979: 355
1960 to 1969: 173
1950 to 1959: 303
1940 to 1949: 134
1939 or earlier: 226

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wauchula:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 36 2 bedrooms: 215 3 bedrooms: 486 4 bedrooms: 67 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wauchula:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 262 2 bedrooms: 237 3 bedrooms: 102 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wauchula in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 40 1 vehicle: 296 2 vehicles: 419 3 vehicles: 54 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Wauchula in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 144 1 vehicle: 316 2 vehicles: 126 3 vehicles: 31 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wauchula, FL:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 21
$50,000 to $59,999: 13
$60,000 to $69,999: 27
$70,000 to $79,999: 27
$80,000 to $89,999: 36
$90,000 to $99,999: 61
$100,000 to $124,999: 196
$125,000 to $149,999: 140
$150,000 to $174,999: 122
$175,000 to $199,999: 76
$200,000 to $249,999: 65
$250,000 to $299,999: 36
$300,000 to $399,999: 22
$400,000 to $499,999: 3
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Wauchula rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wauchula:

Less than $100: 71 people
$100 to $149: 32
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 9
$250 to $299: 16
$300 to $349: 33
$350 to $399: 36
$400 to $449: 40
$450 to $499: 45
$500 to $549: 61
$550 to $599: 67
$600 to $649: 72
$650 to $699: 51
$700 to $749: 28
$750 to $799: 10
$800 to $899: 7
$900 to $999: 7
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 44

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 297 1990 to 1994: 236 1985 to 1989: 164 1980 to 1984: 43 1975 to 1979: 53 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 30

Wauchula, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.8%
Number of people working at home: 25 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 199
5 to 9 minutes: 332
10 to 14 minutes: 186
15 to 19 minutes: 96
20 to 24 minutes: 65
25 to 29 minutes: 31
30 to 34 minutes: 274
35 to 39 minutes: 11
40 to 44 minutes: 73
45 to 59 minutes: 97
60 to 89 minutes: 167
90 or more minutes: 73

Wauchula mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 988 (61%)
Carpooled: 492 (30%)
Bus or trolley bus: 31 (2%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 65 (4%)
Other means: 16 (1%)
Worked at home: 25 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 254
$10,000 to $14,999: 157
$15,000 to $19,999: 145
$20,000 to $24,999: 118
$25,000 to $29,999: 157
$30,000 to $34,999: 86
$35,000 to $39,999: 106
$40,000 to $44,999: 94
$45,000 to $49,999: 55
$50,000 to $59,999: 90
$60,000 to $74,999: 84
$75,000 to $99,999: 30
$100,000 to $124,999: 44
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1757

United States or American: 719

English: 185

Irish: 173

German: 87

Italian: 59

Scottish: 55

Scotch-Irish: 50

Slovak: 27

French (except Basque): 25

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 12

Haitian: 12

Russian: 9

Polish: 8

Dutch: 7

Israeli: 7

Canadian: 7

Swedish: 7

French Canadian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (95%)
Costa Rica (2%)
France (1%)
Israel (1%)
Taiwan (1%)
Haiti (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2207
Northeast: 173
Midwest: 267
South: 657
West: 63

58% of Wauchula residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 116
Nursery to 4th grade: 87
5th and 6th grade: 88
7th and 8th grade: 62
9th grade: 77
10th grade: 67
11th grade: 23
12th grade, no diploma: 31
High school graduate (or equivalency): 353
Less than 1 year of college: 30
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 89
Associate degree: 16
Bachelor's degree: 29
Master's degree: 24
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 79
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 36
7th and 8th grade: 130
9th grade: 63
10th grade: 99
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 32
High school graduate (or equivalency): 474
Less than 1 year of college: 37
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 155
Associate degree: 13
Bachelor's degree: 61
Master's degree: 67
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 17.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,265
Black householders: $13,359
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $9,020
Some other race householders: $35,718
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,377

Wauchula household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wauchula household income for Black householders

Wauchula household income for Some other race householders

Wauchula household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wauchula marital status for males

Wauchula marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $137,943
Some other race householders: $128,796
Hispanic or Latino householders: $125,335

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,141
One, attached: 52
Two: 99
3 or 4: 79
5 to 9: 72
10 to 19: 41
20 to 49: 19
50 or more: 18
Mobile homes: 76

Median worth of mobile homes: $74,561

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wauchula:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (80%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (79%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Utility gas (4%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24

Here:	4.5%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	10.0%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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