Wildwood Crest, NJ Population

Overview

3,084

Total Population

62.7

Median age

52.79%

Female population %

89.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

91.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Wildwood Crest's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wildwood Crest is 62.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wildwood Crest's population under 18 was 6.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wildwood Crest's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 44.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wildwood Crest, 3.50% were under the age of 15, 12.09% aged 15 to 29, 40.08% aged 30 to 64, 41.21% aged 65 to 84, and 3.11% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 172 more females than males in Wildwood Crest:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.79% females and 47.21% males in Wildwood Crest, NJ.
The Wildwood Crest, NJ gender ratio is 89.4:100 i.e. 89.4 men to 100 women (0.894).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 220.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 334.

Wildwood Crest's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Wildwood Crest population: 98.44% are White and 1.56% are multiracial.
Wildwood Crest's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,052 (98.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wildwood Crest is White with a population of 3,036 (98.44% of the total population).

Wildwood Crest's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 4,072 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Wildwood Crest's population decreased by 712 (17.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wildwood Crest's population decreased by 167 (5.12%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wildwood Crest's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,046.