Wewahitchka is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 2,133 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wewahitchka is the 378th largest community in Florida.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Wewahitchka has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wewahitchka a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Wewahitchka is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
Being a small city, Wewahitchka does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Wewahitchka are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.30% of adults in Wewahitchka have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Wewahitchka in 2022 was $23,631, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,524 for a family of four. However, Wewahitchka contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wewahitchka is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wewahitchka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wewahitchka residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Wewahitchka include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Wewahitchka is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.