Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,970
| This zip code: | $37,970 | | Florida: | $47,804 |
Nearest zip codes: 33890, 33834, 33865, 33841, 33835, 33847.
Housing units in zip code 33873 with a mortgage: 1,238 (97 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 907
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,012
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $356
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 23.9% | | Whole state: | 12.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 8.2% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 3.8 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 60
- 1995 to 1998: 281
- 1990 to 1994: 577
- 1980 to 1989: 997
- 1970 to 1979: 1,320
- 1960 to 1969: 693
- 1950 to 1959: 567
- 1940 to 1949: 255
- 1939 or earlier: 469
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wauchula, FL (33873): |
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- no bedroom: 41
- 1 bedrooms: 284
- 2 bedrooms: 826
- 3 bedrooms: 1,535
- 4 bedrooms: 392
- 5 or more bedrooms: 89
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 71
- 1 bedrooms: 358
- 2 bedrooms: 494
- 3 bedrooms: 323
- 4 bedrooms: 58
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 33873 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 151
- 1 vehicle: 1,087
- 2 vehicles: 1,357
- 3 vehicles: 402
- 4 vehicles: 132
- 5 or more vehicles: 38
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 283
- 1 vehicle: 612
- 2 vehicles: 288
- 3 vehicles: 101
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 20
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 33873:
- Less than $10,000: 55
- $10,000 to $14,999: 28
- $15,000 to $19,999: 28
- $20,000 to $24,999: 27
- $25,000 to $29,999: 22
- $30,000 to $34,999: 22
- $35,000 to $39,999: 33
- $40,000 to $49,999: 82
- $50,000 to $59,999: 89
- $60,000 to $69,999: 149
- $70,000 to $79,999: 127
- $80,000 to $89,999: 134
- $90,000 to $99,999: 188
- $100,000 to $124,999: 374
- $125,000 to $149,999: 346
- $150,000 to $174,999: 286
- $175,000 to $199,999: 230
- $200,000 to $249,999: 387
- $250,000 to $299,999: 175
- $300,000 to $399,999: 229
- $400,000 to $499,999: 136
- $500,000 to $749,999: 52
- $750,000 to $999,999: 22
- $1,000,000 or more: 13
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 33873:
- Less than $100: 61
- $100 to $149: 26
- $150 to $199: 36
- $200 to $249: 53
- $250 to $299: 43
- $300 to $349: 63
- $350 to $399: 38
- $400 to $449: 86
- $450 to $499: 30
- $500 to $549: 38
- $550 to $599: 11
- $600 to $649: 29
- No cash rent: 163
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $232,130.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $187,632
- Black or African American householders: $94,928
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $162,169
- Some other race householders: $108,278
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $115,200
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $149,193 (it was $58,000 in 2000)
| 33873: | $149,193 | | Florida: | $230,400 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,819 - $166,182
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $191,569| Here: | $191,569 | | State: | $334,342 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $124,843| Here: | $124,843 | | State: | $258,333 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $66,303| Here: | $66,303 | | State: | $240,504 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $123,279| Here: | $123,279 | | State: | $281,565 |
Mobile homes: $46,282| Here: | $46,282 | | State: | $43,568 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,717| Here: | $37,717 | | State: | $47,032 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,265
- One, attached: 57
- Two: 111
- 3 or 4: 79
- 5 to 9: 85
- 10 to 19: 62
- 20 to 49: 19
- 50 or more: 42
- Mobile homes: 1,251
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 248

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,738 (68%)
- Carpooled: 1,357 (25%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 73 (1%)
- Taxi: 18 (0%)
- Bicycle: 28 (1%)
- Walked: 119 (2%)
- Other means: 94 (2%)
- Worked at home: 98 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 291
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1012
- 10 to 14 minutes: 746
- 15 to 19 minutes: 679
- 20 to 24 minutes: 366
- 25 to 29 minutes: 145
- 30 to 34 minutes: 711
- 35 to 39 minutes: 56
- 40 to 44 minutes: 325
- 45 to 59 minutes: 452
- 60 to 89 minutes: 462
- 90 or more minutes: 182
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 13,972
- In family households: 12,570 (2,598 male householders, 873 female householders)
2,693 spouses, 4,628 children (4,265 natural, 245 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 513 grandchildren, 312 brothers or sisters, 90 parents, 340 other relatives, 523 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,402 (457 male householders (321 living alone)), 584 female householders (561 living alone)), 361 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 456 (118 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,282 2-persons, 702 3-persons, 588 4-persons, 411 5-persons, 197 6-persons, 291 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 882 1-person, 90 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
2,551 married couples with children.
799 single-parent households (251 men, 548 women).
68.2% of residents of 33873 zip code speak English at home.
30.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% very well, 17% well, 22% not well, 16% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% very well, 21% well, 17% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% very well, 15% well, 13% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (24% very well, 41% well, 14% not well, 22% not at all).
Foreign born population: 2,793 (19.3%)
(15.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 19.3% | | Whole state: | 16.7% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (88%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (2%)
- El Salvador (2%)
- Guatemala (1%)
- Jamaica (1%)
- Philippines (1%)
- United Kingdom (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 917
- 1990 to 1994: 647
- 1985 to 1989: 606
- 1980 to 1984: 164
- 1975 to 1979: 245
- 1970 to 1974: 73
- 1970 to 1974: 29
- 1965 to 1969: 112
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White population: 10,247
Black population: 989
American Indian population: 114
Asian population: 45
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 2,715
Two or more races population: 332

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 5986 |
|  United States or American: 1835 |
|  English: 860 |
|  Irish: 468 |
|  German: 348 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 207 |
|  Scottish: 174 |
|  French (except Basque): 140 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 108 |
|  Italian: 91 |
|  Dutch: 78 |
|  Swedish: 71 |
|  Polish: 62 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 53 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 46 |
|  African: 46 |
|  European: 35 |
|  Canadian: 33 |
|  Ukrainian: 30 |
|  British: 28 |
|  Slovak: 27 |
|  Haitian: 23 |
|  French Canadian: 21 |
|  Swiss: 15 |
|  Bahamian: 14 |
|  Austrian: 14 |
|  West Indian: 10 |
|  Russian: 9 |
|  Czech: 9 |
|  Jamaican: 8 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 7 |
|  Israeli: 7 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 7 |
|  Portuguese: 6 |
|  Arab:: 5 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 5 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- IPS VANDOLAH POWER (2394 VANDOLAH RD in WAUCHULA, FL)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Organizations: VANDOLAH POWER COMPANY LLC (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, JOHN O'ROURKE (CONTACT/OWNER)
, VANDOLAH POWER CO LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, VANDOLAH POWER COMPANY, LLC (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: VANDOLAH POWER CO LLC, VANDOLAH POWER PARK, VANDOLAH POWER PROJECT
- CROWN FORD (1031 US HWY 17 N in WAUCHULA, FL)
STATE MASTER (FDM) - CHAZ-FLD982100281, HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATION PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED); TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS; GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.; AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Organizations: FERMAN MOTOR CAR CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CROWN AUTOMOTIVE MANAGEMENT INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FERMAN FORD OF WAUCHULA
- HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (830 ALTMAN ROAD in WAUCHULA, FL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0021
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HARDEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (200 S. FLORIDA AVENUE in WAUCHULA, FL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0031
Organizations: HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NORTH WAUCHULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1120 N FLORIDA AVE in WAUCHULA, FL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0111
Organizations: HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE ( in WAUCHULA, FL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-9001
Organizations: HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ASGROW FLORIDA COMPANY (HIGHWAY 17 SOUTH in WAUCHULA, FL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: SIMMIE MCNEAL, SAFETY COORDINATOR (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GRANITE POWER PARTNERS (FT. GREEN ONA RD. in WACHULA, FL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Alternative names: GRANITE POWER/HARDEE COUNTY GENERATING FACILITY, GRANITE POWER/HARDEE COUNTY GENERATING FACILITY
- HARDEE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS (74 HANCHEY RD in WAUCHULA, FL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Organizations: NON NOTIFIED (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (HWY 64A W in WAUCHULA, FL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: NON NOTIFIED (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PEACE RIVER ELECTRIC COOP INC (220 KNIGHT RD in WAUCHULA, FL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- HAROLDS ORNAMENTAL CONCRETE (127 ERLER RD in WAUCHULA, FL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: HAROLD EKHOFF (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HEARTLAND PUMP & TANK CO INC (331 N 4TH AVE in WAUCHULA, FL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 33873
- 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 zip code 33873
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,122
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (76%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7488
- Northeast: 629
- Midwest: 1170
- South: 2080
- West: 149
59% of the 33873 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Florida.
Population in 1990: 11,513. Population change in the 1990s: +2,929 (+25.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38
| Here: | 1.8% | | Florida: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 57
| Here: | 6.7% | | Florida: | 9.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 86
| Here: | 25.9% | | Florida: | 21.0% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- PEACE RIVER ELECTRIC COOP (1499 U S HIGH 17 N in WAUCHULA, FL): $514,455 in 5 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Utilities, Electric Services, Lodging - Hotel/Motel by Air Force, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Signed by year: 2000: $26,000; 2001: $145,694; 2002: $0; 2003: $343,451; 2004: $0; 2005: $-690; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$237,299 with Air Force for Utilities. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-10-09.
$145,694 with Air Force for Electric Services. Signed on 2001-09-30. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$106,152, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$26,000 with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
- SPEEDLINER OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (1444 OLD BRADENTON RD in WAUCHULA, FL; small business): $131,870 in 7 contracts from 2001 to 2003
Contracts for Paints, Dopes, Varnishes, and Related Products by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $32,734; 2002: $132,804; 2003: $-33,668; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$33,668 with Army for Paints, Dopes, Varnishes, and Related Products. Signed on 2002-12-30. Completion date: 2003-01-15.
$32,734, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-23. Completion date: 2001-11-14.
$32,734, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-03. Completion date: 2002-06-05.
$32,734, same as above. Signed on 2002-01-25. Completion date: 2002-02-17.
- ADVANTAGE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVIC (2390 HEARD BRIDGE ROAD in WAUCHULA, FL; small business): $14,063 in 2 contracts in 2003
$14,063 with Navy for Other Utilities. Signed on 2003-12-24. Completion date: 2004-01-09.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2003-12-24. Completion date: 2004-01-09.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 6, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1, 10-19: 3)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 176 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 138 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 138 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 70 people in nursing homes
- 57 people in other group homes
- 24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 11 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in religious group quarters
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