COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wildwood vs Chesterfield
PLACE A
Wildwood, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Chesterfield, South Carolina
Wildwood is 1332% larger than Chesterfield. Wildwood earns more, with a median household income $32,026 higher. Wildwood has grown faster since 2000 (134% vs -8%).
WILDWOODCHESTERFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population19,4361,357+1332% vs Chesterfield
Population density334333+2
Population growth134.5%-7.8%+142.3 pts
Median age64.248.3+15.9
Male43.0%52.6%−9.6 pts
Female57.0%47.4%+9.6 pts
Foreign-born7.8%1.8%+6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.8%61.8%+17.0 pts
Black8.5%29.8%−21.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.7%4.0%+1.7 pts
Asian1.6%2.1%−0.5 pts
Other5.3%2.3%+3.0 pts
Median household income$76,552$44,526+$32,026
Per capita income$52,830$26,043+$26,787
Poverty rate12.8%28.3%−15.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4730.496−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher39.9%18.4%+21.5 pts
Graduate degree13.3%6.8%+6.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%10.0%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation36.0%47.6%−11.6 pts
Median home value$451,600$184,200+$267,400
Median gross rent$1,519$760+$759
Owner-occupied77.3%64.1%+13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.1%16.2%+0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households68.8%46.7%+22.1 pts
Average commute22.422.5−0.1
Worked from home18.1%2.9%+15.2 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured4.8%8.9%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025