Wewahitchka, Florida
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 6.2% since 2020.
2,213
people, the 289th-largest of Florida's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Florida's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
8 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
78.7%
of 497 jobs located in Wewahitchka are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 108% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$825
a month. Florida's median is $1,669.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $890 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Gulf County.
- $469 Tract 9601.02
- $1,359 Tract 9602
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$791–$1,187
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $825 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 77% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.5% to the 1,093 homes here.
2–5
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 48% less than Florida's.
$185,800
median home value in Wewahitchka.
- $185,800 Wewahitchka
- $359,000 Florida
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year