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34785

Wildwood, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
21,568
Median household income
$66,136
People below poverty
13.9%
Median home value
$387,600

Income

The median income of households in 34785 was $66,136. An estimated 5.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 34785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.8
$10,000 to $14,999 2.9
$15,000 to $24,999 8.7
$25,000 to $34,999 6.8
$35,000 to $49,999 13.7
$50,000 to $74,999 17.5
$75,000 to $99,999 13.4
$100,000 to $149,999 15.8
$150,000 to $199,999 6.3
$200,000 or more 9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 34785 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 53750
Female 35795

An estimated 63.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 50.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 38.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $29,185. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 34785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 63.5
Social Security 50.2
Retirement income 38.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.6
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 35.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 34785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 35.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.7

In 2020-2024, 6.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 58.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 45.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 34785 in 2020-2024, 92.6% had health insurance coverage and 7.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.7% and public coverage was 55.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.6%.


In 2020-2024, 34785 had a total population of 21,568 - 8,891 (41.2%) females and 12,677 (58.8%) males. The median age was 52.7 years. An estimated 9.8% of the population was under 18 years, 29% was 19 to 44 years, 32.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 27.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 34785 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 294 365
5 to 9 329 236
10 to 14 164 362
15 to 19 242 318
20 to 24 367 314
25 to 29 593 314
30 to 34 1156 510
35 to 39 1467 254
40 to 44 1120 164
45 to 49 635 253
50 to 54 1102 930
55 to 59 1020 835
60 to 64 1259 979
65 to 69 979 1045
70 to 74 877 864
75 to 79 663 559
80 to 84 240 334
85 and over 170 255

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 64.4% were White; 22.8% were Black or African American; 6.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1% were Asian; 17.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.8% of the people in 34785 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 59.3% of the people in 34785 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,978 households in 34785. The average household size was 2 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.4% of the households in 34785 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.7% of all households, while 19.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.4% of all households.

In 34785, 16.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 48.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 34785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.4
Cohabiting Couples 9.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 37.2% of males and 52.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 37.2 16.7
Now married, except separated 37.2 52.1
Separated 3.8 3.4
Widowed 5.7 9.8
Divorced 16.2 18.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 34785, 195 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 62.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 89.6% of the people living in 34785 were U.S. natives. 26.9% of the 34785 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 10.4% of 34785 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 48.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 34785 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 34785.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 34785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 73.4
Asia 9.6
Europe 15
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 34785 in 2020-2024, 14.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 11.1% of people at least five years old; 5.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 34785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 11.1
Other Indo-European languages 1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 79 % of the people at least one year old living in 34785 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 34785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 79
Different house, same county 4.6
Different county, same state 12.3
Different state 3.8
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 34785 was 1,895 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 142 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,387. College or graduate school enrollment was 366.

Educational Attainment of People in 34785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.9
High school diploma or equivalency 34.6
Some college, no degree 16.8
Associate's degree 8.9
Bachelor's degree 17.4
Graduate or professional degree 8.4

Disability

In 34785, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 15.8% of people under 18 years old, to 12.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 18.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 34785, 30.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 67.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 88.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,397 88.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 494 8.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 205 3.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 34785 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 34785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 12.9
Manufacturing 4.2
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 13.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.4
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 18.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.2
Other Services, except public administration 6.7
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 34785 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,153 35.3
Service occupations 1,102 18.1
Sales and office occupations 1,378 22.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 691 11.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 772 12.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 62.4% of 34785 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 16.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 34785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 62.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 16.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 2.3
Other means 9.5
Worked from home 8.9

In 2020-2024, 34785 had a total of 9,713 housing units. Of these housing units, 60% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 8.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 28% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 34785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 60
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.7
Mobile homes 28
Boat, RV, van, etc 3.3

43.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 34785 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 55.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 34785 had 7,978 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,735 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.3% while renters occupied 26.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.01 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.95.

7.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 2.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.9% and another 9.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 34785:

House Heating Fuel Used in 34785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 15.2
Electricity 84.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 34785 was $387,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 37.6 % had a mortgage. 62.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,731 and for owners without a mortgage it was $621.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 34785 was $1,217. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.