CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wimauma

Florida · 2,968 residents · 25.0 sq mi

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Wimauma is a city of 2,968 people in Florida. The poverty rate is 48.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 23.3. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 2% of adults. That trails the Florida median by roughly 49%. Households take in $14,125 at the median, 53% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 23.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,968

−30%vs 2000

vs 4,246 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

23.3

−1%vs 2000

vs 23.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

25.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(292)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 913.3%(394)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(281)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.2%(333)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.7%(318)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.7%(556)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.3%(306)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(228)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644%(120)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.8%(113)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.6%(18)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,125

−47%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,114 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,282

−39%vs 2000

vs $8,597 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

48.3%

+16.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,200

+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$288

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $295 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.0% in 2000

41.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic19%(805)

Black7.2%(305)

Hispanic / Latino72.9%(3,095)

Asian0.2%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.6%(2,215)

Black13%(385)

Hispanic / Latino69%(2,047)

Asian0%(0)

Other12.4%(368)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican29.8%(4,551)

Puerto Rican5.4%(821)

Central American5.2%(791)

Guatemalan3.5%(535)

Cuban2%(310)

Salvadoran1.4%(214)

South American1%(157)

Venezuelan0.8%(115)

Honduran0.3%(42)

Argentine0.3%(42)

Spaniard0.2%(32)

Dominican0%(6)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.2%(185)

Korean0.2%(35)

Filipino0.2%(26)

Japanese0.1%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(11)

Ancestry

German6.7%(1,028)

Italian3.9%(595)

English2.9%(437)

West Indian2.8%(430)

Irish2.6%(394)

American2.4%(365)

Polish1.9%(284)

Russian1.7%(267)

Jamaican1.7%(257)

Haitian1%(149)

Swiss0.9%(140)

Arab0.9%(139)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Moroccan0.8%(119)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(108)

Welsh0.6%(85)

French0.5%(80)

Scottish0.5%(80)

Swedish0.4%(67)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.4%(60)

French Canadian0.4%(56)

Guyanese0.4%(56)

Norwegian0.3%(42)

Belgian0.2%(36)

Czech0.2%(32)

British0.1%(17)

Austrian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.1%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

26.2%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.7%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.9 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 16.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.7%(1,790)

Married60%(3,003)

Widowed0.8%(40)

Divorced3.5%(174)

Women 15+

Never married25.3%(1,281)

Married58.8%(2,971)

Widowed3.9%(197)

Divorced12%(606)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.5%

−21.7 ptssince 2013

from 36.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.1%

+18.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 6.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

8.3%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.2%

−8.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.8%

+23.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.2%

−9.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)55.5%(312)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.2%(164)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era10.5%(59)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 562 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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