McDonald vs Wildwood Lake

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

McDonald and Wildwood Lake are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wildwood Lake has the higher population (3,490 vs 541 in McDonald). Wildwood Lake has the higher median household income ($61,824 vs $56,492 in McDonald). Wildwood Lake has the higher median home value ($196,600 vs $180,900 in McDonald).

Population, income & housing

	McDonald	Wildwood Lake
Population	541	3,490
Median age	51.1 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,492	$61,824
Median home value	$180,900	$196,600
Median gross rent	—	$832
Housing units	247	1,574
Homeownership rate	83.8%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.3%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDonald	Wildwood Lake
Population	478 → 541 (+13.2%)	3,639 → 3,490 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$80,964 → $56,492 (-30.2%)	$43,775 → $61,824 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$253,800 → $180,900 (-28.7%)	$146,300 → $196,600 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$709 → $832 (+17.3%)

McDonald

Population

478541

Median household income

$80,964$56,492

Median home value

$253,800$180,900

Wildwood Lake

Population

3,6393,490

Median household income

$43,775$61,824

Median home value

$146,300$196,600

Median gross rent

$709$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McDonald	Wildwood Lake
Under 5	2.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	6.1%	16.8%
18 to 24	10.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	2.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.6%
45 to 54	33.6%	13.9%
55 to 64	11.6%	20.4%
65 to 74	17.6%	8.7%
75 and over	3.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDonald	Wildwood Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	7.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDonald	Wildwood Lake
No high school diploma	4.6%	17.4%
High school graduate	44.1%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDonald	Wildwood Lake
Drove alone	86.9%	82.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDonald	Wildwood Lake
1-unit, detached	98.0%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	21.9%

Poverty & households

	McDonald	Wildwood Lake
Poverty rate	3.9%	19.1%
Average household size	2.19	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1953	1981