Wimauma is a somewhat small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 9,467 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wimauma is the 216th largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Wimauma, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Wimauma, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Wimauma’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Wimauma does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $58,708.00.
A relatively large number of people in Wimauma telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.93% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Wimauma is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Wimauma really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Wimauma perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Wimauma, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.59 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
For a small town, Wimauma has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Wimauma exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The population of Wimauma overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Wimauma, 21.03% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Wimauma in 2022 was $23,806, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,224 for a family of four. However, Wimauma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wimauma is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wimauma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Wimauma, accounting for 50.33% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Wimauma residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wimauma include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian.
In addition, Wimauma has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.03%).
The most common language spoken in Wimauma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.