South Seaville vs West Wildwood

A side-by-side comparison of South Seaville and West Wildwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Wildwood has the higher population (564 vs 550 in South Seaville). South Seaville has the higher median household income ($123,409 vs $64,750 in West Wildwood). West Wildwood has the higher median home value ($364,900 vs $309,300 in South Seaville).

Population, income & housing

	South Seaville	West Wildwood
Population	550	564
Median age	53.3 yrs	63.3 yrs
Median household income	$123,409	$64,750
Median home value	$309,300	$364,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,400
Housing units	349	867
Homeownership rate	75.6%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	15.0%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Seaville	West Wildwood
Population	465 → 550 (+18.3%)	385 → 564 (+46.5%)
Median household income	$67,750 → $123,409 (+82.2%)	$57,969 → $64,750 (+11.7%)
Median home value	$186,600 → $309,300 (+65.8%)	$290,800 → $364,900 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,063 → $1,400 (+31.7%)

South Seaville

Population

465550

Median household income

$67,750$123,409

Median home value

$186,600$309,300

West Wildwood

Population

385564

Median household income

$57,969$64,750

Median home value

$290,800$364,900

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Seaville	West Wildwood
Under 5	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	14.0%	7.6%
18 to 24	16.0%	2.5%
25 to 34	0.7%	2.1%
35 to 44	2.5%	3.2%
45 to 54	24.7%	9.0%
55 to 64	9.6%	26.6%
65 to 74	14.9%	23.9%
75 and over	17.5%	17.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Seaville	West Wildwood
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	80.3%
Black or African American	3.3%	3.0%
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%	1.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	12.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Seaville	West Wildwood
No high school diploma	20.8%	14.2%
High school graduate	27.0%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	9.4%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	29.9%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Seaville	West Wildwood
Drove alone	88.4%	78.2%
Carpooled	11.6%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Seaville	West Wildwood
1-unit, detached	94.8%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Seaville	West Wildwood
Poverty rate	16.2%	3.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1969	1965