Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, Wauchula had a population of 4,900. The median age was 31.5 years. 31.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.5 males age 18 and over. 99.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.4% lived in rural areas. There were 1,604 households in Wauchula, of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.6% were married-couple households, 20.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. According to the
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, there were 5,001 people, 1,574 households, and 1,035 families residing in the city in 2010.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 4,368 people, 1,431 households, and 985 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,562 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 73.44%
White, 4.17%
African American, 0.57%
Native American, 0.30%
Asian, 18.84% from
other races, and 2.68% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 39.42% of the population. In 2000, there were 1,431 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.57. In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $25,931, and the median income for a family was $29,943. Males had a median income of $19,129 versus $15,867 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $10,665. About 19.9% of families and 25.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 30.0% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Infrastructure==