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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 Nov 2, 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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
386 Horseshoe Beach 0.0%
385 Westlake 0.0%
384 Nocatee 1.3%
383 Pineland 1.6%
382 Shalimar 2.0%
381 Indian River Shores 2.2%
380 Malabar 2.9%
379 Fruit Cove 2.9%
378 Longboat Key 3.1%
377 Molino 3.2%
376 Manasota Key 3.4%
375 Royal Palm Beach 3.5%
374 Jupiter Farms 3.8%
373 North Redington Beach 3.8%
372 Belleair 3.8%
371 The Meadows 3.8%
370 Tierra Verde 3.9%
369 Crawfordville 4.0%
368 San Antonio 4.0%
367 Ocean Ridge 4.1%
366 Sewall's Point 4.3%
365 Southwest Ranches 4.3%
364 Sea Ranch Lakes 4.4%
363 Miami Shores 4.4%
362 Lutz 4.4%
…
44 Bronson 24.0%
43 Dade City 24.2%
42 Daytona Beach 24.3%
41 Wewahitchka 24.4%
40 De Leon Springs 24.5%
39 Century 25.4%
38 Steinhatchee 25.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

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.