With 17,608 people, Wildwood is a city in Florida. The median age is 64.2, about 25 years above the US median. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 13,684 people. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 8%. 82% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,552, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 64.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 710%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wildwood
What changed most since 1990
Population3,331 → 17,608(+429%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$104,643 → $451,600(+332%)US over the same years: +67%
White share67.7% → 78.8%(+11.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Wildwood's population equals 12% of Sumter County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 22% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 20% 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)20.2%(318)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.4%(416)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.9%(723)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(54)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,576 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
Wildwood, decade by decade
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
1990
3,331
$36,740
$104,643
4.6%
55.7
2000
3,924
$42,548
$55,743
9.0%
60.9
2010
6,709
$46,579
$101,275
11.1%
56.6
2020
15,730
$48,522
$263,982
23.3%
47.8
2024
17,608
$76,552
$451,600
39.9%
45.6
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.
