Wildwood is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 18,636 people and five associated neighborhoods, Wildwood is the 169th largest community in Florida. Wildwood has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Wildwood, where the median household income is $68,121.00.
A relatively large number of people in Wildwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.62% 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.
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, Wildwood has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wildwood a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small city, Wildwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Wildwood is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.94% of adults in Wildwood have a college degree.
The per capita income in Wildwood in 2022 was $44,057, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,228 for a family of four. However, Wildwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wildwood is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wildwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wildwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wildwood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Bahamian.
The most common language spoken in Wildwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Chinese.