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Place dossier plate
SheetFL-WACISSA-FL · Wacissa, FL 328 pop · income 86th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Wacissa
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Wacissa on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Shorter · lowest
31,250
Shorter · lowest
31,250 median HH income
25.2% of the leader · rank #1
Beechwood Tra… · near
118,125
Beechwood Tra… · near
118,125 median HH income
95.1% of the leader · rank #2
Wacissa · this city
118,144
Wacissa · this city
118,144 median HH income
95.1% of the leader · rank #3
Barnum Island · near
118,160
Barnum Island · near
118,160 median HH income
95.1% of the leader · rank #4
Godfrey · near
118,164
Godfrey · near
118,164 median HH income
95.1% of the leader · rank #5
Avilla · near
118,171
Avilla · near
118,171 median HH income
95.1% of the leader · rank #6
Glen Ridge · highest
124,219
Glen Ridge · highest
124,219 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Wacissa on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 328.
Wacissa ranks in the 86th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.
86th
percentile, household income
73rd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Wacissa, FL
Florida's Wacissa is a small town, with 328 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $118,144 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. The median resident age is 60.1 years. Educational attainment runs 8.1% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 57.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,526 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Florida run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. The average commute for Wacissa workers runs 28.9 minutes, with 100.0% driving alone and 0.0% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 out of 100 (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Wacissa's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Wacissa, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, local building permits, annual population history; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Wacissa?
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Floridatown (330 residents); Okahumpka (332 residents, $80,938 income); Alford (322 residents, $46,009 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Shorter, AL (328 residents); Clarksburg, CA (328 residents); Dewey Beach, DE (328 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
What does the journey to work look like in Wacissa?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 100.0%. The reported mean trip to work is 28.9 minutes.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
C
City profile score · Wacissa, FL
58/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate A+
0.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income A
$118,144
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living F
103.4 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share F
8.1%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Wacissa profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 100/100 (A+) · 0.0%
Household income: 85/100 (A) · $118,144
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
Bachelor's+ share: 1/100 (F) · 8.1%
How does Wacissa compare to other US cities?
Wacissa measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income86% higher than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Wacissa against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Florida only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Florida-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Wacissa near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Wacissa ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Wacissa only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#82 of 903
91st percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#855 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#860 of 930
7th percentile in Florida
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Florida only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
86th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$118,144Wacissa, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Wacissa, FL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Wacissa, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)8.1%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)0.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)57.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
328
Median Income
$118,144
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
60.1
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
57.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
8.1%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
28.9 minutes
Drive Alone
100.0%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%
Based on 177 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Florida statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Florida at $225 (electricity about $145 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Florida statewide averages, not a meter reading for Wacissa. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Florida's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.4 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Wacissa is $1,526/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Florida statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Florida statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Wacissa sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Wacissa compares to similar-size Florida cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.