Wildwood is a city of 5,130 people in New Jersey. 43% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 45.2, about 6 years above the US median. People stay put here: 74% were in the same home a year ago. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. There are 3,329 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,222, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 144%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wildwood
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$40,261 → $75,222(+87%)US over the same years: +14%
Poverty rate27.1% → 13.7%(−13.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$181,445 → $391,300(+116%)US over the same years: +67%
Wildwood's population equals 5.4% of Cape May County's. Its number of households without a car equals 17% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 12% 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)5.7%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.1%(62)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.1%(94)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.9%(22)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 247 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
4,484
$40,261
$181,445
6.0%
52.3
2000
5,436
$43,685
$160,488
6.8%
67.4
2010
5,325
$47,161
$414,308
16.3%
71.9
2020
5,157
$51,790
$307,737
17.7%
71.8
2024
5,130
$75,222
$391,300
24.6%
69.2
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.
