Wildwood is home to 35,133 people in Missouri. Households here earn about 128% more than in Missouri as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 69% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. Median household income runs $161,060, well clear of the $82,259 US median. The median age is 45.7, about 7 years above the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $161,060, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
69% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wildwood
What changed most since 2000
Median home value (2024 dollars)$440,658 → $495,800(+13%)US over the same years: +71%
Median age36.1 → 45.7(+9.6 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Wildwood's population equals 3.5% of St. Louis County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.8% 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)22.3%(325)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(299)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era53.5%(780)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(78)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,458 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
2000
32,884
$171,247
$440,658
57.4%
15.0
2010
35,517
$165,113
$509,973
63.8%
22.5
2020
35,417
$163,840
$465,665
65.0%
34.2
2024
35,133
$161,060
$495,800
68.8%
38.3
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.
