Wildwood

Population: 16,739
Median household income: $71,858
Median home value: $419,700

Wildwood, a community in Sumter County, Florida, has 16,739 residents. At $71,858, its median household income sits in line with Sumter County's $73,297.

From 2019 to 2023, Wildwood's population grew 144.8% from 6,838 to 16,739, while its median home value rose 148.2% from $169,100 to $419,700.

38.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,739
Median age: 62.2 yrs
Median household income: $71,858
Median home value: $419,700
Median gross rent: $1,578
Housing units: 10,080
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,83816,739

Median household income

$41,968$71,858

Median home value

$169,100$419,700

Median gross rent

$968$1,578

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,838	$41,968	$169,100	$968
2020	7,339	$40,033	$217,800	$1,000
2021	14,747	$59,158	$300,100	$1,209
2022	15,735	$68,121	$363,900	$1,475
2023	16,739	$71,858	$419,700	$1,578

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 444.9%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6420.2%

65 to 7428.7%

75 and over14.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	339	2.0%
5 to 17	1,868	11.2%
18 to 24	452	2.7%
25 to 34	1,458	8.7%
35 to 44	826	4.9%
45 to 54	1,273	7.6%
55 to 64	3,389	20.2%
65 to 74	4,797	28.7%
75 and over	2,337	14.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,044	77.9%
Black or African American	2,131	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	100	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.1%
Some other race	126	0.8%
Two or more races	538	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	781	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	885	6.3%
High school graduate	4,016	28.5%
Some college or associate's	3,822	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,424	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,933	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone67.6%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,493	67.6%
Carpooled	760	14.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	697	13.5%
Other means	170	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,041	23.3%
15 to 29 min	2,231	49.9%
30 to 44 min	872	19.5%
45 to 59 min	110	2.5%
60+ min	217	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 13.3% (2,187 of 16,457)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,359	64.1%
Nonfamily households	3,003	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2015

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,362	83.0%
Vacant	1,718	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,177	73.9%
Renter-occupied	2,185	26.1%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,482	74.2%
1-unit, attached	317	3.1%
2 to 4 units	148	1.5%
5 to 19 units	255	2.5%
20 or more units	715	7.1%
Mobile home & other	1,163	11.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1277675
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 58 sq mi
Water area: 1.1 sq mi
Center point: 28.8058, -82.0073