Wildwood

Population: 1,133
Median household income: $55,388
Median home value: $195,000

Located in Blount County, Tennessee, Wildwood is a community with a population of 1,133. At $55,388, its median household income sits below Blount County's $74,607.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wildwood's population grew 2.1% from 1,110 to 1,133, while its median home value rose 7.4% from $181,500 to $195,000.

The median gross rent is $1,451. 11.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,133
Median age: 51.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,388
Median home value: $195,000
Median gross rent: $1,451
Housing units: 379
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1101,133

Median household income

$60,078$55,388

Median home value

$181,500$195,000

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,451

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,110	$60,078	$181,500	$1,034
2020	1,221	$62,019	$187,900	$1,074
2021	1,341	$77,829	$211,200	$1,199
2022	1,064	—	$187,100	$1,363
2023	1,133	$55,388	$195,000	$1,451

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 241.0%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6421.1%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	70	6.2%
5 to 17	210	18.5%
18 to 24	11	1.0%
25 to 34	125	11.0%
35 to 44	79	7.0%
45 to 54	142	12.5%
55 to 64	239	21.1%
65 to 74	148	13.1%
75 and over	109	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,120	98.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.2%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	204	24.2%
High school graduate	364	43.2%
Some college or associate's	176	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	82	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	407	78.6%
Carpooled	22	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	89	17.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	79	18.4%
15 to 29 min	102	23.8%
30 to 44 min	139	32.4%
45 to 59 min	68	15.9%
60+ min	41	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 18.3% (207 of 1,133)

	Count	Share
Family households	290	76.5%
Nonfamily households	89	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	379	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	280	73.9%
Renter-occupied	99	26.1%

1-unit, detached86.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	328	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51	13.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4780740
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.7999, -83.8685