Wildewood

Population: 7,765
Median household income: $124,247
Median home value: $363,100

Wildewood, a community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, has 7,765 residents. At $124,247, its median household income sits above St. Mary's County's $114,580.

From 2020 to 2023, Wildewood's population grew 16.1% from 6,691 to 7,765, while its median home value rose 27.2% from $285,400 to $363,100.

54.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,765
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $124,247
Median home value: $363,100
Median gross rent: $2,036
Housing units: 3,340
Homeownership rate: 62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6917,765

Median household income

$111,333$124,247

Median home value

$285,400$363,100

Median gross rent

$1,643$2,036

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	6,691	$111,333	$285,400	$1,643
2021	6,805	$115,612	$302,900	$1,721
2022	7,436	$126,318	$365,700	$1,870
2023	7,765	$124,247	$363,100	$2,036

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	463	6.0%
5 to 17	1,723	22.2%
18 to 24	392	5.0%
25 to 34	1,175	15.1%
35 to 44	1,303	16.8%
45 to 54	1,002	12.9%
55 to 64	643	8.3%
65 to 74	635	8.2%
75 and over	429	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,475	70.5%
Black or African American	1,081	13.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	360	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	154	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	695	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate11.0%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree30.8%

Graduate or professional degree24.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	194	3.7%
High school graduate	572	11.0%
Some college or associate's	1,571	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,598	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,252	24.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,162	79.1%
Carpooled	72	1.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	69	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	695	17.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	647	19.6%
15 to 29 min	1,229	37.2%
30 to 44 min	493	14.9%
45 to 59 min	94	2.8%
60+ min	840	25.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 7.0% (543 of 7,747)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,087	66.6%
Nonfamily households	1,045	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,132	93.8%
Vacant	208	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,953	62.4%
Renter-occupied	1,179	37.6%

1-unit, detached45.1%

1-unit, attached31.1%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units14.2%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,506	45.1%
1-unit, attached	1,039	31.1%
2 to 4 units	21	0.6%
5 to 19 units	475	14.2%
20 or more units	299	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2484784
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 38.3035, -76.5471