Wildwood, FL Population

Overview

14,747

Total Population

58.5

Median age

60.91%

Female population %

64.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

116.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

48

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wildwood is 58.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wildwood's population under 18 was 16.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wildwood's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 38.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wildwood, 15.27% were under the age of 15, 10.10% aged 15 to 29, 36.01% aged 30 to 64, 32.22% aged 65 to 84, and 6.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,219 more females than males in Wildwood:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.91% females and 39.09% males in Wildwood, FL.
The Wildwood, FL gender ratio is 64.2:100 i.e. 64.2 men to 100 women (0.642).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 686.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 1,056.

Wildwood's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wildwood population: 75.01% are White, 17.50% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.15% are Asian, 1.06% are some other race and 3.28% are multiracial.
Wildwood's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 48 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,267 (96.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wildwood is White with a population of 11,062 (75.01% of the total population).

Wildwood's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 17,731 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Wildwood's population increased by 445 (9.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wildwood's population increased by 10,789 (211.09%), 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's population was lowest in year 2008 at 3,964.