Wiscon, FL

Census Place

2024 Population

499

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

50.5

5.43% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

15.2%

29.8% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$31,850

22% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$121,000

Economy

The economy of Wiscon, FL employs 342 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wiscon, FL were Manufacturing (90 people), Retail Trade (64 people), and Public Administration (61 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($95,685), Retail Trade ($40,714), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($11,136).

Employment

Occupations

342

2024 Value

± 196

6.88%

1 Year growth

± 77.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wiscon, FL grew at a rate of 6.88%, from 320 employees to 342 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wiscon, FL, are Production Occupations (93 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (61 people), and Management Occupations (59 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wiscon, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

342

2024 Value

± 196

6.88%

1 Year growth

± 77.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wiscon, FL grew at a rate of 6.88%, from 320 employees to 342 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wiscon, FL, are Manufacturing (90 people), Retail Trade (64 people), and Public Administration (61 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wiscon, FL, though some of these residents may live in Wiscon, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,321

Median earning men ± $77,711

$13,750

Median earning women ± $29,776

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($11,136).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wiscon, FL was $121,000 in 2022, which is 0.364 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $111,300 to $121,000, a 8.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Wiscon, FL is 66.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wiscon, FL have an average commute time of 33.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wiscon, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$121,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$14,208

$212

Median Property Taxes

±$139

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wiscon, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wiscon, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.7%

Homeownership

2024

61.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.7% of the housing units in Wiscon, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wiscon, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$31,850

Median Household Income

± $14,187

318

Number of Households

± 175

In 2023, the median household income of the 318 households in Wiscon, FL declined from $31,850 from the previous year's value of $40,833.

The following chart displays the households in Wiscon, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wiscon, FL is from Florida.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2024, the income inequality in Florida was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.383% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Worked At Home (9.73%)
Bicycle (6.04%)

In 2024, 78.5% of workers in Wiscon, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.73%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (6.04%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wiscon, FL have a longer commute time (33.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Wiscon, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wiscon, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wiscon, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wiscon, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wiscon, FL (76 out of 499 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wiscon, FL is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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