Wilder

Population: 3,148
Median household income: $71,567
Median home value: $137,600

Wilder is a community in Campbell County, Kentucky, home to 3,148 residents. At $71,567, its median household income sits below Campbell County's $77,271.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wilder's population grew 1.9% from 3,088 to 3,148, while its median home value fell 1.7% from $140,000 to $137,600.

The typical home was built around 1992. 15.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,148
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $71,567
Median home value: $137,600
Median gross rent: $1,376
Housing units: 1,747
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0883,148

Median household income

$66,190$71,567

Median home value

$140,000$137,600

Median gross rent

$1,070$1,376

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,088	$66,190	$140,000	$1,070
2020	3,083	$58,563	$109,400	$991
2021	3,147	$60,607	$121,500	$1,013
2022	3,152	$66,250	$135,100	$1,202
2023	3,148	$71,567	$137,600	$1,376

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 179.9%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3420.7%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	194	6.2%
5 to 17	312	9.9%
18 to 24	192	6.1%
25 to 34	652	20.7%
35 to 44	320	10.2%
45 to 54	304	9.7%
55 to 64	564	17.9%
65 to 74	447	14.2%
75 and over	163	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,035	96.4%
Black or African American	34	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	4	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	71	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate18.7%

Some college or associate's18.8%

Bachelor's degree28.4%

Graduate or professional degree30.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	83	3.4%
High school graduate	457	18.7%
Some college or associate's	460	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	697	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	753	30.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,234	72.7%
Carpooled	85	5.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	64	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	305	18.0%
Other means	10	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	639	45.9%
15 to 29 min	519	37.3%
30 to 44 min	126	9.0%
45 to 59 min	43	3.1%
60+ min	66	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.87
Poverty rate: 15.8% (496 of 3,148)

	Count	Share
Family households	751	44.5%
Nonfamily households	935	55.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,686	96.5%
Vacant	61	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,297	76.9%
Renter-occupied	389	23.1%

1-unit, detached35.4%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units46.4%

20 or more units14.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	619	35.4%
1-unit, attached	44	2.5%
2 to 4 units	14	0.8%
5 to 19 units	811	46.4%
20 or more units	259	14.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2183172
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 39.0413, -84.4815