Wildwood Lake

Population: 3,490
Median household income: $61,824
Median home value: $196,600

Located in Bradley County, Tennessee, Wildwood Lake is a community with a population of 3,490. At $61,824, its median household income sits in line with Bradley County's $63,789.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wildwood Lake's population declined 4.1% from 3,639 to 3,490, while its median home value rose 34.4% from $146,300 to $196,600.

15.3% 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: 3,490
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $61,824
Median home value: $196,600
Median gross rent: $832
Housing units: 1,574
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6393,490

Median household income

$43,775$61,824

Median home value

$146,300$196,600

Median gross rent

$709$832

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,639	$43,775	$146,300	$709
2020	3,614	$52,321	$153,400	$723
2021	3,885	$57,468	$153,500	$717
2022	3,758	$60,179	$178,000	$730
2023	3,490	$61,824	$196,600	$832

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6420.4%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	210	6.0%
5 to 17	588	16.8%
18 to 24	212	6.1%
25 to 34	316	9.1%
35 to 44	476	13.6%
45 to 54	486	13.9%
55 to 64	711	20.4%
65 to 74	305	8.7%
75 and over	186	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,908	83.3%
Black or African American	43	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.4%
Two or more races	32	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	493	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	432	17.4%
High school graduate	945	38.1%
Some college or associate's	724	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	298	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	81	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,217	82.3%
Carpooled	188	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	404	28.8%
15 to 29 min	648	46.1%
30 to 44 min	220	15.7%
45 to 59 min	67	4.8%
60+ min	66	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 19.1% (664 of 3,468)

	Count	Share
Family households	987	72.0%
Nonfamily households	383	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,370	87.0%
Vacant	204	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,013	73.9%
Renter-occupied	357	26.1%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	994	63.2%
1-unit, attached	9	0.6%
2 to 4 units	182	11.6%
5 to 19 units	45	2.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	344	21.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4780760
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 35.0882, -84.8477