Silsbee vs Wildwood

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

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

Silsbee has the higher population (6,883 vs 309 in Wildwood). Wildwood has the higher median household income ($74,038 vs $60,083 in Silsbee). Wildwood has the higher median home value ($237,500 vs $160,600 in Silsbee).

Population, income & housing

	Silsbee	Wildwood
Population	6,883	309
Median age	37.6 yrs	55.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,083	$74,038
Median home value	$160,600	$237,500
Median gross rent	$967	—
Housing units	3,290	414
Homeownership rate	66.6%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Silsbee	Wildwood
Population	6,634 → 6,883 (+3.8%)	1,379 → 309 (-77.6%)
Median household income	$46,034 → $60,083 (+30.5%)	$63,631 → $74,038 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$107,700 → $160,600 (+49.1%)	$179,700 → $237,500 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$802 → $967 (+20.6%)	—

Silsbee

Population

6,6346,883

Median household income

$46,034$60,083

Median home value

$107,700$160,600

Median gross rent

$802$967

Wildwood

Population

1,379309

Median household income

$63,631$74,038

Median home value

$179,700$237,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Silsbee	Wildwood
Under 5	5.0%	11.3%
5 to 17	21.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.5%	9.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.6%
45 to 54	7.9%	14.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	31.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	10.7%
75 and over	8.8%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Silsbee	Wildwood
White (non-Hispanic)	53.0%	96.1%
Black or African American	27.0%	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	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Silsbee	Wildwood
No high school diploma	10.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.6%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Silsbee	Wildwood
Drove alone	91.2%	78.3%
Carpooled	4.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	21.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Silsbee	Wildwood
1-unit, detached	75.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Silsbee	Wildwood
Poverty rate	17.1%	13.6%
Average household size	2.43	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1975	1973