COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pacific vs Wildwood
PLACE A
Pacific, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Wildwood, Florida
Pacific is 64% smaller than Wildwood. Pacific earns more, with a median household income $39,073 higher. Wildwood has grown faster since 2000 (134% vs 10%).
PACIFICWILDWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population7,05619,436−64% vs Wildwood
Population density2,916334+2,581
Population growth9.5%134.5%−124.9 pts
Median age38.064.2−26.2
Male51.7%43.0%+8.7 pts
Female48.3%57.0%−8.7 pts
Foreign-born27.4%7.8%+19.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.4%78.8%−27.4 pts
Black6.7%8.5%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.4%5.7%+16.7 pts
Asian10.7%1.6%+9.1 pts
Other8.8%5.3%+3.5 pts
Median household income$115,625$76,552+$39,073
Per capita income$37,546$52,830−$15,284
Poverty rate13.8%12.8%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4020.473−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%39.9%−17.2 pts
Graduate degree7.1%13.3%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%7.5%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation68.6%36.0%+32.6 pts
Median home value$489,100$451,600+$37,500
Median gross rent$1,692$1,519+$173
Owner-occupied58.2%77.3%−19.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.0%17.1%−11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households56.1%68.8%−12.8 pts
Average commute31.722.4+9.3
Worked from home11.2%18.1%−6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.3%+0.3 pts
Uninsured10.6%4.8%+5.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025