Rio Grande vs Wildwood

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

Rio Grande 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 3,285 in Rio Grande). Rio Grande has the higher median household income ($97,590 vs $51,996 in Wildwood). Wildwood has the higher median home value ($361,200 vs $311,900 in Rio Grande).

Population, income & housing

	Rio Grande	Wildwood
Population	3,285	5,140
Median age	51.6 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$97,590	$51,996
Median home value	$311,900	$361,200
Median gross rent	$1,486	$1,255
Housing units	1,854	6,619
Homeownership rate	75.9%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rio Grande	Wildwood
Population	2,834 → 3,285 (+15.9%)	5,042 → 5,140 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$66,544 → $97,590 (+46.7%)	$41,888 → $51,996 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$266,400 → $311,900 (+17.1%)	$237,300 → $361,200 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,111 → $1,486 (+33.8%)	$1,096 → $1,255 (+14.5%)

Rio Grande

Population

2,8343,285

Median household income

$66,544$97,590

Median home value

$266,400$311,900

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,486

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)

	Rio Grande	Wildwood
Under 5	2.5%	3.7%
5 to 17	14.5%	12.5%
18 to 24	1.9%	9.2%
25 to 34	5.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	16.1%	9.3%
45 to 54	16.0%	14.9%
55 to 64	15.6%	21.2%
65 to 74	20.2%	11.2%
75 and over	7.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rio Grande	Wildwood
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	57.8%
Black or African American	8.0%	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	31.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rio Grande	Wildwood
No high school diploma	8.7%	11.2%
High school graduate	33.1%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rio Grande	Wildwood
Drove alone	71.8%	50.9%
Carpooled	5.0%	9.0%
Public transit	0.3%	2.1%
Walked	7.2%	23.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.2%	8.0%
Other means	7.6%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rio Grande	Wildwood
1-unit, detached	52.2%	22.3%
1-unit, attached	20.7%	32.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	25.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	13.1%
20 or more units	1.2%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rio Grande	Wildwood
Poverty rate	9.9%	18.1%
Average household size	2.00	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1987	1971