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Moving to Wauchula, Florida

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Population: 4,368. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,450 (+1.9% change)
Males: 2,168 (49.6%), Females: 2,200 (50.4%)

Hardee County

Zip code: 33873

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.7 years
Median household income: $25,931
Median house value: $55,600

Population by Race

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%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (16.5%), Irish (5.9%), English (5.6%), German (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), Italian (1.4%).

Elevation: 109 feet

Land area: 2.6 square miles

Map of Wauchula, FL

Population by Education

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%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Wauchula:

  • FLORIDA HOSPITAL WAUCHULA (533 WEST CARLTON STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Wauchula:

  • FLORIDA HOSPITAL HEARTLAND MEDICAL CTR (about 24 miles; SEBRING, FL)
  • BARTOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; BARTOW, FL)
  • DESOTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; ARCADIA, FL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wauchula:

  • LAKELAND LINDER RGNL (about 34 miles; LAKELAND, FL; Abbreviation: LAL)
  • CHARLOTTE COUNTY (about 45 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; Abbreviation: PGD)
  • SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (about 53 miles; SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL; Abbreviation: SRQ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wauchula:

  • WAUCHULA MUNI (about 5 miles; WAUCHULA, FL; Abbreviation: CHN)
  • AVON PARK MUNI (about 21 miles; AVON PARK, FL; Abbreviation: AVO)
  • ARCADIA MUNI (about 25 miles; ARCADIA, FL; Abbreviation: X06)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wauchula:

  • TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; LAKELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,057)
  • POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,028)
  • HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,630)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 53 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,963)
  • MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; BRADENTON, FL; Full-time enrollment: 4,539)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 55 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,221)
  • SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; ST LEO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,597)

Schools

Public high school in Wauchula:

  • HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,196; Location: 830 ALTMAN ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wauchula:

  • HARDEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,233; Location: 200 S FLORIDA AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • NORTH WAUCHULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 688; Location: 1120 N FLORIDA AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WAUCHULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 667; Location: 400 S FLORIDA AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE (Location: P.O. DRAWER 1678; Grades: N – N )

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