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Wauchula, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Wauchula is a Census city of 4,927 people across 3.27 square miles of land, in Hardee County. Median household income is $53,013, 43.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wauchula
What Wauchula is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.27 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,508
- County holding the largest share of its areaHardee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wauchula
How many people live in Wauchula
- Population4,927
- Median age28.8 plus or minus 11.9
- Population under 181,936 plus or minus 419
- Share under 1839.3 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Population 65 and over515 plus or minus 204
- Share 65 and over10.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households1,658
- Family households1,222
- Share of households that are families73.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wauchula
Income and work in Wauchula
- Median household income$53,013 plus or minus $27,915
- Per capita income$25,650 plus or minus $5,523
- Civilian labor force1,761
- Employed1,758
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate0.2 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Adults 25 and over2,590
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wauchula
Housing in Wauchula
- Housing units1,881
- Occupied units1,658
- Vacant units223 plus or minus 144
- Vacancy rate11.9 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Owner occupied716 plus or minus 260
- Renter occupied942 plus or minus 293
- Ownership rate43.2 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$191,800 plus or minus $43,898
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,017
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.0 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Single family units864 plus or minus 269
- Share single family45.9 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Units in buildings of two or more967 plus or minus 321
- Share in buildings of two or more51.4 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Mobile homes50 plus or minus 69
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wauchula
How Wauchula gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,754
- Commuting under 15 minutes568 plus or minus 304
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.4 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more665 plus or minus 267
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.9 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Drove alone66.3 percent
- Carpooled27.2 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked4.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Worked from home0.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wauchula
SBA loans in Wauchula (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,695,000
- Average approval$565,000
- Median approval$390,000
- Largest approval$1,170,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval1.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wauchula, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wauchula
SBA loans in Wauchula (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$179,000
- Average approval$179,000
- Median approval$179,000
- Largest approval$179,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wauchula, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wauchula
Flood risk in Wauchula
- NFIP communityCity of Wauchula
- NFIP community number120105
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/06/13
The City of Wauchula participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120105 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hardee County, not Wauchula
Hardee County context, not Wauchula figures
- Establishments in Hardee County436
- Covered employment, Hardee County7,044
- Average annual pay, Hardee County$47,192
- Housing units permitted, Hardee County123
Every figure in this section is published for Hardee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wauchula.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wauchula questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wauchula, Florida?
4,927, in 1,658 households. Wauchula city covers 3.27 square miles of land, which is 1,508 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wauchula in?
Hardee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wauchula?
$53,013. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $191,800. Median gross rent is $1,017 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wauchula businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $390,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $179,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wauchula, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wauchula borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wauchula. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wauchula in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wauchula appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wauchula, city of, community 120105, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wauchula figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hardee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wauchula.
Is zoning published for Wauchula?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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