Where I Now Call Home
Wildwood is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,289 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Wildwood is the 308th largest community in New Jersey. Wildwood has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Unlike some cities, Wildwood isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wildwood are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wildwood is a city of sales and office workers, service providers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wildwood who work in office and administrative support (17.06%), sales jobs (15.17%) and maintenance occupations (14.08%).
Another notable thing is that Wildwood is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city.
Wildwood is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
One of the benefits of Wildwood is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.82 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
For a small city, Wildwood has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Wildwood exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
Wildwood Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, the citizens of Wildwood rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.25% of adults 25 and older in Wildwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Wildwood in 2010 was $25,118, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,472 for a family of four. However, Wildwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wildwood is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wildwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wildwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wildwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.21% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wildwood include Irish, German, Italian, English and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Wildwood's cultural character, accounting for 17.21% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Wildwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian. –Neighborhood Scout
P.S. Here in NJ, there are no self-serve gas stations … I don't have to pump my own gas.
Wildwood is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,289 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Wildwood is the 308th largest community in New Jersey. Wildwood has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Unlike some cities, Wildwood isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wildwood are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wildwood is a city of sales and office workers, service providers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wildwood who work in office and administrative support (17.06%), sales jobs (15.17%) and maintenance occupations (14.08%).
Another notable thing is that Wildwood is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city.
Wildwood is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
One of the benefits of Wildwood is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.82 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
For a small city, Wildwood has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Wildwood exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
Wildwood Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, the citizens of Wildwood rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.25% of adults 25 and older in Wildwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Wildwood in 2010 was $25,118, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,472 for a family of four. However, Wildwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wildwood is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wildwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wildwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wildwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.21% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wildwood include Irish, German, Italian, English and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Wildwood's cultural character, accounting for 17.21% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Wildwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian. –Neighborhood Scout
P.S. Here in NJ, there are no self-serve gas stations … I don't have to pump my own gas.
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