North Wildwood vs Villas

A side-by-side comparison of North Wildwood and Villas: population, income, housing, and more.

North Wildwood and Villas are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Villas has the higher population (9,897 vs 3,620 in North Wildwood). North Wildwood has the higher median household income ($85,812 vs $74,203 in Villas). North Wildwood has the higher median home value ($446,400 vs $290,000 in Villas).

Population, income & housing

	North Wildwood	Villas
Population	3,620	9,897
Median age	63.0 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$85,812	$74,203
Median home value	$446,400	$290,000
Median gross rent	$1,228	$1,418
Housing units	8,427	6,392
Homeownership rate	77.2%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Wildwood	Villas
Population	3,812 → 3,620 (-5.0%)	8,769 → 9,897 (+12.9%)
Median household income	$50,422 → $85,812 (+70.2%)	$55,273 → $74,203 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$354,000 → $446,400 (+26.1%)	$192,600 → $290,000 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,228 (+23.9%)	$1,176 → $1,418 (+20.6%)

North Wildwood

Population

3,8123,620

Median household income

$50,422$85,812

Median home value

$354,000$446,400

Median gross rent

$991$1,228

Villas

Population

8,7699,897

Median household income

$55,273$74,203

Median home value

$192,600$290,000

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,418

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Wildwood	Villas
Under 5	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	6.9%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	5.6%
25 to 34	6.3%	14.1%
35 to 44	3.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	7.2%	8.6%
55 to 64	22.5%	17.5%
65 to 74	29.8%	14.1%
75 and over	15.9%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Wildwood	Villas
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Wildwood	Villas
No high school diploma	4.9%	5.7%
High school graduate	42.3%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Wildwood	Villas
Drove alone	75.9%	76.3%
Carpooled	9.2%	13.1%
Public transit	1.6%	0.3%
Walked	3.4%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	4.4%
Other means	1.7%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Wildwood	Villas
1-unit, detached	32.2%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	41.7%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	1.6%
20 or more units	8.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Wildwood	Villas
Poverty rate	9.9%	16.8%
Average household size	1.90	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	38	20
Median year structure built	1972	1968