Wewahitchka City, Florida

Wewahitchka City is a United States city located in the Gulf County, Florida, United States. In 2000, the population was 1722. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 1665, making it the 237th least populous in Florida. The city comprises an area of 7.43 sq mi (19.24 square kilometre), of which, 6.21 square miles (16.08 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.22 square miles (3.16 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 243rd largest in terms of geographical size.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1722 people, 696 households, and 483 families living in the city. The population density was 277.4 people per square mile (107.1/kmē), it is Florida's 81st least densely populated city. There were 894 housing units at an average density of 144 per square mile (55.6/kmē). The average household size was 2.47 persons, and the average family size was 3.01 persons. In the city the population is diverse age-wise, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24% from 25 to 44, 25% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males. The median age of the city's population was 39.2 years, the median age of male residents at 38.3 and the median age of female residents at 40.1. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 89.61% White, 7.55% Black or African American, 0.64% American Indian, 0.75% Asian, 0.17% Native Hawaiian, 1.28% from two or more races and 0% Other races.

Wewahitchka city Florida Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Wewahitchka city Florida School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Wewahitchka City Florida GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $25755, it is the 126th poorest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $32935, it is 215th poorest city by median family income in Florida. The per capita income for the city was $13731, it is Florida's 190th poorest city by per capita income. The median income of city was $18828, The median income for males was $21932, compared to $14063 for females.

In 2000, 498 pupils and students, of which 45.38% are male and 54.62% are female, 28.92% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.02% nursery or pri school, 5.42% kindergarten, 48.8% elementary school, 27.31% high school and 13.45% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1722
April 2000 Estimate1722
July 2000 Estimate1722
July 2001 Estimate1696
July 2002 Estimate1695
July 2003 Estimate1691
July 2004 Estimate1683
July 2005 Estimate1689
July 2006 Estimate1700
July 2007 Estimate1678
July 2008 Estimate1665
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school121325
Kindergarten171027
Elementary school114129243
High school5383136
College or graduate school303767
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Wewahitchka city, Florida$25755$32935$13731
Gulf County, Florida$30276$36289$14449
Florida, United States$38819$45625$21557
United States$41994$50046$21587