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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Wewahitchka

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 43 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 26, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Wewahitchka · Gulf County · Florida · United States
−5.0 pp since 2014
Wewahitchka Gulf County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Wewahitchka
20.1%
Gulf County
12.5%
Florida
12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Wewahitchka · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 20.1% · 2024
First value 26.6% · 2013
Highest 33.9% · 2017
Lowest 14.3% · 2021
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearWewahitchkaChange Gulf CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 20.1% +1.5 pp 12.5% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 18.6% +2.0 pp 11.6% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 16.5% +2.2 pp 12.3% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 14.3% −1.4 pp 9.8% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 15.7% −8.7 pp 12.1% 13.3% —
2019estimate 24.4% −3.6 pp 12.9% 14.0% —
2018estimate 28.0% −5.8 pp 13.9% 14.8% —
2017estimate 33.9% +7.5 pp 14.9% 15.5% —
2016estimate 26.3% −0.7 pp 15.3% 16.1% —
2015estimate 27.0% +1.9 pp 14.3% 16.5% —
2014estimate 25.1% −1.5 pp 16.4% 16.7% —
2013estimate 26.6% 16.4% 16.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 53.9%
2 St Leo 50.0%
3 Opa-locka 47.2%
4 Seville 44.4%
5 Chiefland 43.8%
6 Dover 43.2%
7 Immokalee 42.4%
8 Belle Glade 42.1%
9 Brownsville 40.2%
10 Gladeview 39.9%
11 Florida City 38.3%
12 Pahokee 37.9%
13 University 37.4%
14 Fellsmere 36.0%
15 Masaryktown 35.4%
16 Carrabelle 34.1%
17 Inglis 32.6%
18 Mangonia Park 32.5%
19 Tice 32.4%
20 Fort Pierce 32.4%
21 Perry 32.2%
22 South Bay 31.8%
23 Naranja 31.2%
24 Goulding 30.3%
25 Goodland 30.2%
…
28 Wimauma 28.5%
29 Beverly Hills 28.1%
30 Indiantown 28.1%
31 Wewahitchka 28.0%
32 Holly Hill 27.8%
33 Goulds 27.8%
34 West Perrine 27.7%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

What it means

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

How it is calculated

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.