Lake Wildwood is home to 4,792 people in California. At a median age of 57.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Renters pay $2,507 a month at the median. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,771, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 57.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lake Wildwood
What changed most since 2000
White share94.6% → 74.8%(−19.8 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$420,802 → $551,800(+31%)US over the same years: +71%
Hispanic share2.3% → 15.8%(+13.5 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
Lake Wildwood's population equals 4.7% of Nevada County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.9% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11%(53)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.3%(45)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.7%(269)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(36)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 483 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lake Wildwood, decade by decade
Lake Wildwood population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
4,868
$106,184
$420,802
39.4%
12.9
2010
4,991
$99,261
$668,072
38.6%
21.8
2020
5,158
$86,652
$500,693
34.6%
37.7
2024
4,792
$85,771
$551,800
45.7%
51.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
