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Moving to Wildwood, New Jersey

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Population: 5,436. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,291 (-2.7% change)
Males: 2,657 (48.9%), Females: 2,779 (51.1%)

Cape May County

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $23,981
Median house value: $84,000

Population by Race

Races in Wildwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.5%)
  • Hispanic (17.6%)
  • Black (16.6%)
  • Other race (8.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (22.0%), Italian (15.3%), German (11.8%), English (5.7%), Polish (4.1%), French (2.1%).

Elevation: 8 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wildwood

  • High school or higher: 66.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 21.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wildwood city

  • Never married: 31.2%
  • Now married: 42.6%
  • Separated: 4.5%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

4.6% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 0.8% Europe, 0.5% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +898 (+19.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wildwood:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wildwood:

  • ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 37 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: ACY)
  • DOVER AFB (about 45 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 66 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wildwood:

  • CAPE MAY COUNTY (about 6 miles; WILDWOOD, NJ; Abbreviation: WWD)
  • WOODBINE MUNI (about 16 miles; WOODBINE, NJ; Abbreviation: 1N4)
  • OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 24 miles; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: 26N)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wildwood:

  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,086)
  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 39 miles; POMONA, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,526)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 46 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,587)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; SEWELL, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,135)
  • CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,662)

Schools

Public high school in Wildwood:

  • WILDWOOD HIGH (Students: 315; Location: 4300 PACIFIC AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wildwood:

  • GLENWOOD AVE (Students: 367; Location: GLENWOOD & NEW YORK AVE; Grades: PK – 04)
  • ELEMENTARY #1 SCHOOL (Students: 221; Location: 4300 PACIFIC AVE.; Grades: 05 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Wildwood:

  • ST ANN REGIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 328; Location: 2901 NEW JERSEY AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Wildwood:

  • WILDWOOD CREST (Operating income: $114,522; Location: 6301 OCEAN AVENUE; 21,762 books; 609 audio materials; 674 video materials; 56 serial subscriptions)

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