California vs Wildewood

A side-by-side comparison of California and Wildewood: population, income, housing, and more.

California and Wildewood are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

California has the higher population (13,223 vs 7,765 in Wildewood). Wildewood has the higher median household income ($124,247 vs $112,717 in California). Wildewood has the higher median home value ($363,100 vs $337,900 in California).

Population, income & housing

	California	Wildewood
Population	13,223	7,765
Median age	35.3 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$112,717	$124,247
Median home value	$337,900	$363,100
Median gross rent	$1,805	$2,036
Housing units	5,526	3,340
Homeownership rate	63.6%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.8%	54.9%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California	Wildewood
Population	14,815 → 13,223 (-10.7%)	6,691 → 7,765 (+16.1%)
Median household income	$84,690 → $112,717 (+33.1%)	$111,333 → $124,247 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$268,700 → $337,900 (+25.8%)	$285,400 → $363,100 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,567 → $1,805 (+15.2%)	$1,643 → $2,036 (+23.9%)

California

Population

14,81513,223

Median household income

$84,690$112,717

Median home value

$268,700$337,900

Median gross rent

$1,567$1,805

Wildewood

Population

6,6917,765

Median household income

$111,333$124,247

Median home value

$285,400$363,100

Median gross rent

$1,643$2,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California	Wildewood
Under 5	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.3%	22.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	17.7%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	16.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	8.3%
65 to 74	9.6%	8.2%
75 and over	3.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California	Wildewood
White (non-Hispanic)	58.4%	70.5%
Black or African American	22.4%	13.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California	Wildewood
No high school diploma	3.3%	3.7%
High school graduate	23.5%	11.0%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	24.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California	Wildewood
Drove alone	78.2%	79.1%
Carpooled	6.4%	1.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	17.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California	Wildewood
1-unit, detached	71.5%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	14.0%	31.1%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	14.2%
20 or more units	4.0%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	California	Wildewood
Poverty rate	4.8%	7.0%
Average household size	2.57	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	24	39
Median year structure built	1994	2005