Florida · Census place 75750
Welaka town, FL
Quick answer
Welaka town has 1,059 residents, ranking #773 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $51,528, the median home is worth $271,200 and median gross rent runs $949 a month.
- Population
- 1,059Welaka town residents
- Median household income
- $51,528Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $271,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $949Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 53.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Welaka town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Welaka town median would spend about 22.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28.8% of residents and 79.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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