North Wildwood vs Wildwood

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

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

Wildwood has the higher population (5,140 vs 3,620 in North Wildwood). North Wildwood has the higher median household income ($85,812 vs $51,996 in Wildwood). North Wildwood has the higher median home value ($446,400 vs $361,200 in Wildwood).

Population, income & housing

	North Wildwood	Wildwood
Population	3,620	5,140
Median age	63.0 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$85,812	$51,996
Median home value	$446,400	$361,200
Median gross rent	$1,228	$1,255
Housing units	8,427	6,619
Homeownership rate	77.2%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Wildwood	Wildwood
Population	3,812 → 3,620 (-5.0%)	5,042 → 5,140 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$50,422 → $85,812 (+70.2%)	$41,888 → $51,996 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$354,000 → $446,400 (+26.1%)	$237,300 → $361,200 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,228 (+23.9%)	$1,096 → $1,255 (+14.5%)

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

Wildwood

Population

5,0425,140

Median household income

$41,888$51,996

Median home value

$237,300$361,200

Median gross rent

$1,096$1,255

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Wildwood	Wildwood
Under 5	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	6.9%	12.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	6.3%	11.2%
35 to 44	3.8%	9.3%
45 to 54	7.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	22.5%	21.2%
65 to 74	29.8%	11.2%
75 and over	15.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Wildwood	Wildwood
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	57.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	31.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Wildwood	Wildwood
No high school diploma	4.9%	11.2%
High school graduate	42.3%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Wildwood	Wildwood
Drove alone	75.9%	50.9%
Carpooled	9.2%	9.0%
Public transit	1.6%	2.1%
Walked	3.4%	23.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.9%	8.0%
Other means	1.7%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Wildwood	Wildwood
1-unit, detached	32.2%	22.3%
1-unit, attached	41.7%	32.2%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	25.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	13.1%
20 or more units	8.5%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Wildwood	Wildwood
Poverty rate	9.9%	18.1%
Average household size	1.90	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	38	21
Median year structure built	1972	1971