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Wildwood, FL
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Wildwood profile


Living in Wildwood



Wildwood is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 17,731 people and five associated neighborhoods, Wildwood is the 169th largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Wildwood was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Wildwood economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Wildwood, where the median household income is $68,121.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.62% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Wildwood has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wildwood a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

As is often the case in a small city, Wildwood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The overall education level of Wildwood citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.94% of adults in Wildwood have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Wildwood in 2018 was $44,057, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,228 for a family of four. However, Wildwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wildwood is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wildwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wildwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wildwood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Bahamian.

The most common language spoken in Wildwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Chinese.