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Wildwood, FL
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Wildwood profile


Living in Wildwood



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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Wildwood, 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 Wildwood, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Wildwood’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Wildwood does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $71,858.00.

Wildwood home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Wildwood real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Wildwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.49% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Wildwood is worth considering.

Being a small city, Wildwood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Wildwood is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.05% of adults in Wildwood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wildwood in 2022 was $49,348, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $197,392 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 Polish.

The most common language spoken in Wildwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.