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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wildwood is $21,826, which is much lower than the state average of $36,359 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wildwood median household income is $26,742, which has grown by 11.51% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Wildwood residents spend 15.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much lower than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #500

Wildwood, NJ	21,826 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wildwood, NJ	18,523 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wildwood, NJ	18,634 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wildwood, NJ	18,501 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #534

Wildwood, NJ	26,742 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wildwood, NJ	47,111 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #405

Wildwood, NJ	11.51%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Wildwood, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.52%	$54,464, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.39%	$17,017, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.55%	$4,664, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.74%	$20,374, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Wildwood, NJ	26,632 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wildwood, NJ	46,307 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Wildwood, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$26,955, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$24,596, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$17,485, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$43,988, see rank	$103,101	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Wildwood, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$9,462, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$26,444, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$31,375, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$34,375, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Wildwood, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,318, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	2,171, 50.28%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,324, 60.99%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8, 0.37%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,316, 60.62%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,040, 79.03%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	276, 20.97%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	847, 39.01%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	2,147, 49.72%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,162, 54.12%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,162, 54.12%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,020, 87.78%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	142, 12.22%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	985, 45.88%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Wildwood, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,047, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	997, 48.71%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	79, 3.86%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	178, 8.70%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	376, 18.37%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	331, 16.17%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	86, 4.20%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wildwood, NJ	15.7 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Wildwood, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,060	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	1,040, 50.49%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	169, 16.25%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	453, 43.56%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	155, 14.90%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	92, 8.85%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	117, 11.25%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	1,020, 49.51%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	235, 23.04%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	268, 26.27%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	348, 34.12%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	169, 16.57%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Wildwood, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,060, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	74, 3.59%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	318, 15.44%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	52, 2.52%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	49, 2.38%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	63, 3.06%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	189, 9.17%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	332, 16.12%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	676, 32.82%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	126, 6.12%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	181, 8.79%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Wildwood, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,748	33.26%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	375	31.49%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.