CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wildwood

New Jersey · 4,484 residents · 1.54 sq mi

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Wildwood is a city of 4,484 people in New Jersey. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 59%. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. 27.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $16,775, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,484

−18%vs 2000

vs 5,436 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.54 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(404)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(309)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(265)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(244)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.9%(401)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(681)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.2%(413)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(408)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(464)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(497)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(306)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(92)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,775

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,981 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,079

−26%vs 2000

vs $13,682 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.1%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$75,600

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$459

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $526 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.1%

+8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 40.1% in 2000

51.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.5%(3,454)

Black15.8%(860)

Hispanic / Latino17.6%(958)

Asian0.5%(26)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.3%(3,466)

Black19%(854)

Hispanic / Latino7%(312)

Asian0.3%(12)

Other3.4%(152)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.5%(794)

Puerto Rican4.3%(222)

Central American1.7%(89)

Guatemalan1.7%(89)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(29)

Bangladeshi0.3%(13)

Ancestry

Irish24.9%(1,279)

German11.8%(604)

Italian10.7%(548)

Polish7.7%(397)

English6.2%(318)

Scottish5%(254)

French2.9%(148)

American2.4%(124)

Lithuanian1.8%(92)

West Indian1.8%(91)

Jamaican1.8%(91)

Portuguese1.4%(70)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(25)

Slovak0.4%(22)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(16)

Welsh0.3%(16)

Hungarian0.3%(15)

Subsaharan African0.3%(15)

Ukrainian0.3%(15)

Austrian0.2%(9)

Norwegian0.2%(9)

Greek0.2%(8)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.2%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 15.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.3%(802)

Married51.2%(1,131)

Widowed4.4%(98)

Divorced8%(177)

Women 15+

Never married32.5%(750)

Married50.9%(1,175)

Widowed6.7%(155)

Divorced9.8%(227)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.4%

−8.6 ptssince 2013

from 24.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.3%

+11.9 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.6%

−14.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.1%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.5%

−12.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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